Roman Catholic Diocese of Kitale

Roman Catholic diocese in Kenya

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Diocese of Kitale Dioecesis Kitalensis

Location
Country	Kenya
Metropolitan	Kisumu
Statistics
Area	2,196 km² (848 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	1,800,000 399,624 (22.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Henry Juma Odonya

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kitale (Latin: Kitalen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Kitale in the ecclesiastical province of Kisumu in Kenya.

History

April 3, 1998: Established as Diocese of Kitale from the Diocese of Eldoret

Leadership

Bishops of Kitale (Roman rite)
- Bishop Maurice Anthony Crowley, S.P.S. (April 3, 1998 – November 4, 2022)^[1]
- Bishop Henry Juma Odonya (since November 4, 2022)