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When a person spends his adult life quietly opening doors for others, the true measure of his legacy is found in the people who walked through those doors—and then went on to light paths for many more.
The Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya has lauded Bishop Philip Sulumeti, who passed on Sunday, November 9, for keeping politics out of the Church, noting that the Bishop’s firm stance on politics was out of his respect for the Eucharist and the temple of God.
Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) have paid tribute to Bishop Philip Sulumeti, the founding Local Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Kakamega, praising him as a faithful servant of the Church and a key advocate for constitutional reforms in Kenya.
Tributes are pouring for Bishop Philip Sulumeti, the pioneer Bishop of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Kakamega who passed on Sunday, November 9. Church officials and government leaders have described the late Catholic Bishop as a devoted servant of God, known for his humility and steadfast commitment to defending the marginalized.
Bishop Philip Sulumeti, the pioneer Local Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Kakamega in Kenya, has passed on at the age of 88.
On the occasion of his Episcopal Golden Jubilee celebration, the pioneer Bishop of Kakamega Diocese in Kenya, Bishop Philip Sulumeti, has been hailed as a “giant of faith”.
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Kisii in Kenya has called on politicians in the East African nation to come to terms with the fact that the general elections ended and to focus on uniting Kenyans regardless of their ethnic backgrounds.
Pope Francis has acknowledged with appreciation the five-decade Episcopal Ministry of a Kenyan Catholic Bishop, lauding him as a diligent and zealous servant who preached “the gospel truth to the people.”
Ahead of the Golden Jubilee celebration of his Episcopal Ordination, Bishop Philip Sulumeti, the pioneer Local Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Kakamega in Kenya, has been lauded for his efforts to lay the foundation of faith in the Western part of the country.