Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa {Latin: Mombasaën(sis)} is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Mombasa in Kenya.

Contents 1 History 2 Special Churches 3 Leadership 4 Suffragan Dioceses 5 Source

[edit] History

• 1955.05.08: Established as Diocese of Mombasa e Zanzibar from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nairobi
• 1964.12.12: Renamed as Diocese of Mombasa
• 1990.05.21: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mombasa

[edit] Special Churches

The seat of the archbishop is Holy Ghost Cathedral in Mombasa.

[edit] Leadership

• Bishops of Mombasa e Zanzibar (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Eugene Joseph Butler, C.S.Sp. (1957.01.26 – 1964.12.12)
  • Bishop Eugene Joseph Butler, C.S.Sp. (1964.12.12 – 1978.02.27)
• Metropolitan Archbishops of Mombasa (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Nicodemus Kirima (1978.02.27 – 1988.03.12)
  • Archbishop John Njenga (1988.10.25 – 1990.05.21)
  • Archbishop John Njenga (1990.05.21 – 2005.04.01)
  • Archbishop Boniface Lele (since 2005.04.01)

[edit] Suffragan Dioceses

• Garissa
• Malindi

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information