Roman Catholic Diocese of Ngong
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ngong (Latin: Ngongen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Ngong in the Ecclesiastical province of Nairobi in Kenya.
Diocese of Ngong Dioecesis Ngongensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Kenya |
| Metropolitan | Nairobi |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 47,000 km2 (18,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 942,395 74,634 (7.9%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Pro-Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | John Oballa Owaa |
| Bishops emeritus | Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M. |
History
- 20 October 1959: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Ngong from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nairobi and Diocese of Kisumu
- 9 December 1976: Promoted as Diocese of Ngong
Leadership
- Prefects Apostolic of Ngong (Roman rite)
- Father Joannes de Reeper, M.H.M. (1960–1964), appointed Bishop of Kisumu
- Father Colin Cameron Davies, M.H.M. (1964–1976); see below
- Bishops of Ngong (Roman rite)
- Bishop Colin Cameron Davies, M.H.M. (1976–2002); see above
- Bishop Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M. (2002–2009)
- Bishop John Oballa Owaa (2012-)
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Kenya
Very Rev. Fr. John Oballa Owaa named the New Bishop of Ngong Diocese, Kenya on 7 January 2012. The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M. in August 2009. Bishop-elect John Oballa Owaa has up to this date been the Rector of St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary, Nairobi - Kenya. This message was received with joy and gladness by the Seminary Staff and the Seminarians. He was Ordained a priest of Kisumu (Arch-Diocese), Kenya on 28 August 1986. Bishop-elect John Oballa Owaa will be consecrated on 14 April 2012.
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