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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa

Roman Catholic archdiocese in Kenya


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

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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)
  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Mombasa (Roman rite)

Suffragan dioceses

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