Erected as the Prefecture Apostolic of Kavirondo on July 15, 1925, Kenya Colony, British East Africa, entrusted to the Foreign Missionaries of Mill Hill. Elevated to the Vicariate Apostolic of Kisumu on May 27, 1932. Elevated to the diocese of Kisumu on March 25, 1953 as a suffragen of Nairobi. Elevated to the archdiocese of Kisumu on May 21, 1990. Suffragen dioceses include
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