教宗良十四世11月14日提升肯尼亚Eldoret为总教区 任命Obanyi为首任总主教统辖四教区
教宗良十四世于11月14日宣布，把肯尼亚Eldoret教区提升为都主教总教区，并任命Joseph Obanyi Sagwe主教为新设Eldoret都主教省的首任总主教。这一宣布在肯尼亚天主教会内确立了一个新的都主教管辖中心。
Obanyi此前担任Kakamega教区主教。他于2014年12月由教宗方济各任命为Kakamega主教，2015年3月7日晋牧。此次任命后，他将主持新成立的都主教省的都主教职责。
行政安排随之调整。此前，Lodwar、Kapsabet与Kitale三教区隶属Kisumu都主教总教区，Kericho教区隶属Nairobi都主教总教区。按新架构，这四个教区全部改隶Eldoret都主教总教区，成为其属下教区。Eldoret由此加入肯尼亚既有的都主教中心行列。
Pope Leo XIV Elevates Kenya's Eldoret to a Metropolitan Archdiocese on November 14, Naming Obanyi Its First Archbishop Over Four Dioceses
Pope Leo XIV announced on November 14 that the Diocese of Eldoret in Kenya has been elevated to a Metropolitan Archdiocese, and appointed Bishop Joseph Obanyi Sagwe as the first Metropolitan Archbishop of the newly established Metropolitan Province of Eldoret. The announcement establishes a new metropolitan jurisdiction within the Catholic Church in Kenya.
Obanyi had been serving as Bishop of Kakamega. He was appointed Bishop of Kakamega by Pope Francis in December 2014 and was consecrated on March 7, 2015. In his new role he will take charge of the newly established metropolitan province and oversee its metropolitan responsibilities.
The reorganisation changes the administrative arrangement of several dioceses. Previously, Lodwar, Kapsabet and Kitale fell under the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kisumu, while Kericho was under the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nairobi. Under the new structure, all four dioceses become suffragan sees of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Eldoret. The elevation gives Eldoret a new position in the Church's hierarchy in Kenya, joining the country's established metropolitan centres.
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