ORDINARY
Rt. Rev. Paul Darmanin OFM. Cap
Date of Birth: November 6, 1940
Place of Birth: Malta
Ordained priest: March 26, 1966
Appointed Bishop: February 3, 1984
Consecrated Bishop: June 3, 1984
Installed Bishop: August 26, 1984
Address
P. O. Box 7 - 70100
Garissa
Tel: 254-046-2102
Fax: 254-046-3462
Email: pdarmanin@africaonline.co.ke
OUR LADY OF CONSOLATION CATHEDRAL
The Catholic Diocese of Garissa was established by H.H. Pope John Paul II on February 3, 1984. It comprises the entrire North Eastern Province and two districts from the Coast Province: Tana River and Lamu.
The first evangelization in the Diocese goes back ot the last part of the 16th century. It was the work of the Portuguese Augustinian Missionaries in Faza, on the island of Pate, and in Lamu. In 1968, the Consolata Missionaries from Meru started to work in Garissa form where they moved to Wajir and Mandera. In 1973, evangelization in the area was entrusted to the Capuchin Friars of the Province of Malta. In 1976, the territory which formed part of Mombasa and Meru diocese was declared a Prefecture Apostolic, with Fr. Leo WHite OFM Cap as its first Apostolic Prefect, and elevated to diocese in 1984. In the year 2000, the southern part of Garissa diocese: Wema, Garsen, Mpeketoni and Lamu was detached from the diocese to form part, together with Malindi, the new diocese of Malindi
On February 3, 1984, Rt. Rev. Paul Darmanin took over form Rt. Rev. Msgr. Leo White who resigned in 1984.
The Consolata Missionaries founded Our Lady of Consolata Parish in 1968. In 1974 the parish was handed over to the Capuchin Friars Minor. When Garissa became diocese in 1984, the Church became the Cathedral of the new diocese. The parish is around 50kms sq. with 1,500 Catholics from a population of over 200,000 most of whom are Somalis. In the year 2003, the Diocesan Priests took over the Parish.
OUTSTATIONS:
Our lady of Lourdes Church/Madogo (1981)
St Paul’s Catholic Centre -Mororo 1995
St Peters Church -Garissa 1998
Square kilometers : 41,781
Total Population: 221,000
Catholics: 1,200
PARISHES:
1. Hola_St Francis of Assisi Parish
P.O Box 53,
Hola-70101
Tel: 046-62456
Email: jo@africaonline.co.ke
2. Bura Tana -St Jude the apostle Parish
P.O BOX 5
Bura-Tana-7010
046-62496
email: facsbura@africaonline.co.ke
3. Wajir -St Joseph Parish
P.O BOX 17
Wajir -70200
Tel: 046-421246
Email:mcspwema@africaonline.co.ke
4. Mandera- Christ Our Redemeer Parish
P.O BOX 8,
Mandera- 70300
Tel: 046-52232
Email: mdfnairobi@wananchi.com
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