Nairobi, 15 August, 2024 / 10:29 am (ACI Africa).
Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) have expressed their eagerness to talk about the growth of the Church in the East African country during their upcoming Ad Limina visit.
Top on the list of what the Bishops want to share with the Holy Father in the visit they say is scheduled for “the last week of August” is what they describe as “an explosion in vocations,” with more people expressing their interest to become Priests and Religious.
In fact, according to the KCCB Chair Archbishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba, all Major Seminaries in the country are now “full to the brim” and many qualified candidates to the priesthood cannot be admitted.
“There have been major positive developments in the Catholic Church in Kenya since we were in Rome nine years ago. This growth, as well as the challenges that the Church in Kenya is facing and the solutions we are proposing, are some of the things we hope to share with the Holy Father during our visit Ad Limina,” Archbishop Muhatia told journalists who gathered at a conference in Kenya’s capital Nairobi.
He added at the Wednesday, August 14 address, “There is a clear growth of faith and currently, it is estimated that the Catholic population in Kenya is somewhere around 15 percent of the entire population. But most importantly is that the Church in Kenya is becoming ever more vibrant. The role played by the Catholic Church is Kenya is becoming even more felt.”