Roman Catholic Diocese of Ngong
The Diocese of Ngong (Latin: Dioecesis Ngongensis ) is one of five Roman Catholic dioceses in Kenya, which the Archdiocese of Nairobi is, as a suffragan. Seat of the diocese is Karen, a suburb of Nairobi.
History
The diocese was founded on 20 October 1959 as the Apostolic Prefecture of the diocese of Kisumu and the Archdiocese of Nairobi out. On 9 December 1976, the Apostolic Prefecture of Ngong was elevated to an independent diocese. The diocese is located in the region Ngong, home of the Maasai in southern Kenya on the border with Tanzania and includes the districts of Kajiado, Narok and Transmara in the Rift Valley province.
The diocese has 29 parishes and operates two high schools (boys / girls), four primary schools, a hospital, four health centers and nine pharmacies. Furthermore, the diocese engaged in nine vocational training centers and three homes for disabled children.
The Mill Hill Missionaries ( St. Joseph's Missionaries of Mill Hill) are active since 1895 in what is now Kenya and formed in the presence of their parishes, numerous schools, hospitals and dispensaries. The bishops of the Diocese of Ngong, all emerged from the Mission Institute of Mill Hill. The Congregation of Carmelites of the Immaculate Mother of God ( Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, CMI) is involved in the training and education for sustainable livestock and agriculture.
Bishops
- Joannes de Reeperbahn MHM, 1960-1964, then Bishop of Kisumu
- Colin Cameron Davies MHM, 1964-2002
- Cornelius Schilder MHM, 2002-2009 John Cardinal Njue ( Apostolic Administrator )