Roman Catholic Diocese of Garissa

Diocese of Garissa; Dioecesis Garissaënsis; Jimbo la Garissa
	Our Lady of Consolation Cathedral Our Lady of Consolation Cathedral
Location
Country	Kenya
Ecclesiastical province	Mombasa
Metropolitan	Mombasa
Statistics
Area	140,000 km2 (54,000 sq mi)
Population; Total; Catholics	(as of 2006); 729,000; 6,690 (0.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Our Lady of Consolation Cathedral in Garissa
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	George Muthaka, OFMCap
Metropolitan Archbishop	Martin Kivuva Musonde
Bishops emeritus	Joseph Alessandro, OFMCap

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Garissa (Latin: Garissaën[sis]) is a diocese located in the city of Garissa. It is administered under the ecclesiastical province of Mombasa in Kenya.

History

December 9, 1976: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Garissa from the Diocese of Mombasa and Diocese of Meru
February 3, 1984: Promoted as Diocese of Garissa

Prefects Apostolic of Garissa (Roman rite)
- Fr. Leo White, OFMCap (December 9, 1976 – 1984)
Bishops of Garissa (Roman rite)
- Bishop Paul Darmanin, OFMCap (February 3, 1984 - 9 Dec 2015)
- Bishop Joseph Alessandro, OFMCap (9 Dec 2015 - 17 Feb 2022)
- Bishop George Muthaka, OFMCap (17 Feb 2022–present)

Roman Catholic Diocese of Garissa is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.^[1]