Roman Catholic Diocese of Eldoret

Diocese of Eldoret

*Dioecesis Eldoretensis*
Diocese of Eldoret; Dioecesis Eldoretensis
Location
Country	Kenya
Metropolitan	Kisumu
Statistics
Area	9,254 km2 (3,573 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 2006); 1,623,648; 401,703 (24.7%);
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Dominic Kimengich
Auxiliary Bishops	Cornelius Kipng’eno Arap Korir

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

History

June 29, 1953: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Eldoret from the Diocese of Kisumu
October 13, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Eldoret
July 10, 2025: Lost territory to form the Diocese of Kapsabet

Prefect Apostolic of Eldoret (Roman rite)
- Father Joseph Brendan Houlihan, S.P.S. (1954 - 13 Oct 1959); see below
Bishops of Eldoret (Roman rite)
- Bishop Joseph Brendan Houlihan, S.P.S. (13 Oct 1959 – 19 Oct 1970); see above
- Bishop John Njenga (19 Oct 1970 – 25 Oct 1988), appointed Bishop of Mombasa; future Archbishop
- Bishop Cornelius Kipng’eno Arap Korir (2 Apr 1990 – 30 Oct 2017); given the 2009 Milele lifetime achievement award from Kenya's National Commission on Human Rights
- Bishop Dominic Kimengich^[1] (16 Nov 2019 -)

- John Kiplimo Lelei (27 March 2024 - 10 Jul 2025). Appointed Bishop of Kapsabett (since 10 July 2025)