Pope Francis has appointed Norman
King’oo as Bishop
of Machakos.
King’oo who was in the
Catholic Diocese of Bungoma was transferred in new changes announced by the pope on June 22.
Being the Chairman of the National Family Life at
the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops, King'oo has served in Bungoma
for 20 years.
He was appointed Bishop of Bungoma on
27th, June,1998 and ordained on 16th,
August 1998 by the then
Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya Cardinal Joseph Tumko.
Machakos Diocese
fell vacant on December, 9,2014 when Bishop
Martin Kivuva was elevated to Archbishop of Mombasa
Archdiocese.
Since then the Diocese has been shepherded by Nyeri
Archbishop Anthony Muheria who is has been the Apostolic
Administrator.
With the transfer of Bishop King’oo, four dioceses and
the Military Ordinate
remain without resident Bishops.
These
include; Catholic Diocese of Kitui,
Mombasa, Eldoret and Malindi.
The Pope
Francis said he will be making several significant changes in the Vatican in the next few weeks and months to bring in fresh faces with new ideas and promote others as part of his push for reform.
The
pope
disclosed his decisions in a rare sit-down interview with Reuters at his residence, during which he also spoke of migration, China, freedom of the press, sexual abuse and the role of women in the Church.
During the two-hour interview last Sunday night,
Francis
said he had decided that the Office of Papal Charities, otherwise known as the pope's almoner, will henceforth be headed by a cardinal, the highest position in the Church after the
pope
himself.
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