Roman Catholic Diocese of Ngong

Diocese of Ngong Dioecesis Ngongensis
Location
Country	Kenya
Metropolitan	Nairobi
Statistics
Area	47,000 km2 (18,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 942,395 74,634 (7.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker (dedicated 1st May 2015)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	John Oballa Owaa
Bishops emeritus	Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M.

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.

History

• 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

• Prefects Apostolic of Ngong (Roman rite)
  • Father Joannes de Reeper, M.H.M. (1960–1964), appointed Bishop of Kisumu
  • Father Colin Cameron Davies, M.H.M. (1964–1976); see below
• Bishops of Ngong (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Colin Cameron Davies, M.H.M. (1976–2002); see above
  • Bishop Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M. (2002–2009)
  • Bishop John Oballa Owaa (2012-)

See also

• Catholic Church in Uganda

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, Nairobi – Kenya. 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.

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy