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Pope Francis has appointed Rt. Rev. Dominic Kimengich Bishop of Eldoret Diocese. Rt. Rev. Kimengich is currently the Bishop of Lodwar.
The Diocese of Eldoret fell vacant on October 30, 2017, following the passing on of Rt. Rev. Cornelius Korir. Consequently, the Pope Francis appointed the Bishop of Kitale, Rt. Rev. Maurice Crowley, as the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese.
The news of the appointment of Bishop Kimengich was officially made public in Rome on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at noon.
The letter of his appointment was sent to the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) by the Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya, Archbishop Bert van Megen.
Born on 23rd, April 1961, Bishop Kimengich was ordained as a priest of Nakuru Diocese on September 14, 1986. He was appointed as an Auxiliary Bishop of Lodwar and Titular Bishop of Tanaramusa on March 20, 2010.
