ORDINARY:

• Rt. Rev. Maurice Antony Crowley, S.P.S.
• Date of birth: May 11, 1946
• Place of Birth: Berrings, County Cork, Diocese of Cloyne, Ireland.
• Ordained Priest: June 4 1972
• Appointed Bishop: April 27 1998
• Consecrated Bishop: August 15,1998

Address:

• P.O. Box 4656 -30200, Kitale 
• Office Tel: 254-054-30899/31059
•  Fax: 254-054-30118   
• Email:  kitalecd@multitechweb.com

BRIEF HISTORY:

The Catholic diocese of Kitale is located in the nOrth West of Kenya.  It was established in Augugst 1998 with Rt. Rev. Maurice Crowley, a St. Patrick's Kiltegan Missionary, as its first Bishop.  The diocese covers the districts of Trans Nzoia and West Pokot.

The mission of the Catholic diocese of Kitale is to promote the faith throughout the diocese and to work in partnership with local communities to improve living conditions through the development of educaiton, health and water services.  The diocese has a strong voice in promoting justice and peace, gender development and youth issues.

STATISTICS

• Area (Square kilometers): 11,000
• Total Population: 923,920
• Catholics: 197,318 
• Deaneries: 2
• Parishes: 23 
   

PARISHES

1. AMUKURIAT (Mother of Peace): (1979)
   P.O. Box 8, Kacheliba 
2. CHEPARERIA (St. Brendan’s): (1971)
   P.O. Box 1151, Kitale.
3. CHEPNYAL (The Risen Christ): (1992)
   P.O. Box 1151, Kitale
4. CHERANGANY (St. Francis): (1971)
   P.O. Box 1029, Kitale
5. CHRIST THE KING: (1976)
   P .0. Box 1684 Kitale
6. IMMACULATE CONCEPTION: (1948),
   P.O. Box 427 Kitale. 
7. KABICHBICH (St. Peter): (1986)
   P.O. Box 289, Kapenguria
8. KACHELIBA (Holy Cross): (1973)
   P.O. Box 8 Kacheliba, 
9. KAPENGURIA (St. Charles Lwanga): (1973)
   P.O. Box 54, Kapenguria.
10. KIMININI (St. Brigid): (1954)
    P.O. Box 1564, Kitale.
11. KIPSAINA (St. Patrick’s): (2000)
    P.O. Box 149, Kipsania
12. KOLONGOLO (St. Zeno): (1981)
    P.O. Box 636, Kitale.
13. ORTUM (Maria Regina Mundi): (1957)
    P.O. Box 534 Kitale.
14. SABOTI (The Holy trinity): (1989)
    P.O. Box 1710 Kitale
15. SIGOR (St. Paul’s): (1972)
    P.O. Box 17 Wei Wei.
16. ST.JOSEPH’S: (1975)
    P.O. Box 632 Kitale 
17. ENDEBESS ( St. Pins)
    P.O. Box 113 Endebess
18. TARTAR (St. Theresa’s): (1946)
    P.O. Box 368 Kapenguria 
19. SIRENDE (St. John & St. Priscilla), (1999)
    P .0. Box 427, Kitale
20. Endebbes (St. Pius) (1998) P. O. Box 113 - 30201 Endebess
21. Kachibora (St John the Baptist) (2003) P. O. Box 1030 - 30200 Kitale
22. Kaplamai (St. Peter) (2001) P. O. Box 3307 - 30200 Kitale