Vatican City – The Holy Father has appointed His Exc. Msgr. Dominic Kimengich, currently Bishop of Eldoret, as Coadjutor Archbishop of Mombasa, Kenya. Bishop Dominic Kimengich was born on April 23, 1961, in Kituro. He studied philosophy at St. Augustine’s Senior Seminary and theology at St. Thomas Aquinas Senior Seminary in Nairobi.
He was ordained a priest on September 14, 1986. He has held the following positions and completed further studies: Parish Vicar in Ndana ; Parish Priest in Kipsaraman ; Licentiate and Doctorate in Canon Law from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome; Rector of St. Joseph Junior Seminary in Molo ; Vicar General of the Diocese of Nakuru ; Rector of St. Matthias Mulumba Senior Seminary in Tindinyo .
On March 20, 2010, he was elected to the titular see of Tanaramusa and appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Lodwar. On March 5, 2011, he was appointed Bishop of Lodwar and, on November 16, 2019, Bishop of Eldoret.
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