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.
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.
Bishops
- Bishop of Mombasa e Zanzibar (Roman rite) Bishop Eugene Joseph Butler, C.S.Sp. (1957–1964); see below
- Bishops of Mombasa (Roman rite) Bishop Eugene Joseph Butler, C.S.Sp. (1964–1978); see above Bishop Nicodemus Kirima (1978–1988), appointed Bishop of Nyeri; future Archbishop Bishop John Njenga (1988–1990); see below
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Mombasa (Roman rite) Archbishop John Joseph Njenga (1990–2005); see above Archbishop Boniface Lele (2005–2014 Died) Archbishop Martin Kivuva Musonde (2015–present)
Suffragan dioceses
Sources
- Kenya Conference of Catholic
- Archdiocese of Mombasa