Roman Catholic Diocese of Ngong
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Diocese of Ngong Dioecesis Ngongensis |
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| 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 | Pro-Cathedral of St. Joseph the Worker |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | John Oballa Owaa |
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.
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.
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