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
CountryKenya
MetropolitanNairobi
Statistics
Area47,000 km2 (18,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
942,395
74,634 (7.9%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of St. Joseph the Worker (dedicated 1st May 2015)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJohn Oballa Owaa
Bishops emeritusCornelius Schilder, M.H.M.

History

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  • 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

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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, NairobiKenya. 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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