Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa
| Archdiocese of Mombasa Archidioecesis Mombasaensis | |
|---|---|
 Facade of the Mombasa Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country |
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| Ecclesiastical province | Mombasa |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 38,000 km2 (15,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2015) 2,374,309 346,382 (14.6%) |
| Parishes | 52 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Roman |
| Established | 1955 |
| Cathedral | Holy Ghost Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Martin Kivuva Musonde |
| Emeritus Bishops | John Njenga |
| Website | |
| mombasacatholic.org | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa (Latin: Mombasaën(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Mombasa in Kenya.
History
- May 8, 1955: Established as Diocese of Mombasa e Zanzibar from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nairobi
- December 12, 1964: Renamed as Diocese of Mombasa
- May 21, 1990: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mombasa
Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is Holy Ghost Cathedral in Mombasa.
Leadership
- Bishop of Mombasa e Zanzibar (Roman rite)
- Bishop Eugene Joseph Butler, C.S.Sp. (1957–1964)
- Bishops of Mombasa (Roman rite)
- Bishop Eugene Joseph Butler, C.S.Sp. (1964–1978)
- Archbishop Nicodemus Kirima (1978–1988)
- Archbishop John Njenga (1988–1990)
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Mombasa (Roman rite)
- Archbishop John Njenga (1990–2005)
- Archbishop Boniface Lele (2005–2014 Died)
- Archbishop Martin Kivuva Musonde (2015–present)
Suffragan dioceses
Sources
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