Pope Francis appoints Bishop Kimengich to head Eldoret Diocese

Bishop Dominic Kimengich has been appointed the Bishop of Eldoret Diocese. He replaces the late Bishop Cornelius Korir who died in 2017. The appointment came just over two years after Korir’s death. The long-serving Lodwar Diocese Bishop was picked by Pope Francis on Saturday to head the diocese that has been led by acting Bishop Maurice Crowley of Kitale Diocese since Bishop Korir’s death. Bishop Crowley, Consequently is appointed as the Apostolic Administrator of the Lodwar Diocese.