Vicent Ouma Odundo
Vicent Ouma Odundo | |
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| Auxiliary Bishop of Kisumu | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu |
| See | Kisumu |
| Appointed | 14 December 2025 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 20 February 2008 |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vicent Ouma Odundo June 1, 1978 Kisumu, Kenya |
| Styles of Vicent Ouma Odundo | |
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| Reference style | |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Vicent Ouma Odundo (born in 1978) is a Kenyan Catholic priest appointed by Pope Leo XIV to serve as the auxiliary Bishop of Kisumu.[1]
Background and education
He was born in 1955, in Kisumu County, in the Archdiocese of Nairobi, Kenya. He studied philosophy at the national seminary of Mabanga and Theology at Saint Thomas Aquinas Major Seminary in Nairobi.
He was awarded a licentiate in canon law at the Pontifical Urbaniana University of Rome and a doctorate at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome.
Priest
He was ordained a priest on 20 February 2008. As priest of the Archdiocese of Kisumu, he served in several roles inside and outside the diocese. As parish vicar at Saint Theresa’s Cathedral in Kisumu (2008-2009), administrator of the parish of Saint Augustine in Nyamonye (2009-2012), and parish priest of Holy Cross in Siaya (2012-2013).[2]
He has also served as the administrator of the parish of Saint Andrew in Bondo (2018-2019), promoter of justice of the Interdiocesan Tribunal of Kisumu (2018-2020), chancellor and judicial vicar of the archdiocese (2019-2023) and, to date, vicar general of the metropolitan archdiocese of Kisumu.[3]
As bishop
Father Vicent Ouma Odundo was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu on 14 December 2025 by Pope Leo XIV and received contemporaneous appointment as Titular Bishop of Giru Marcelli.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ EWTN. "Vicar General of Kisumu Catholic Archdiocese in Kenya Appointed Auxiliary Bishop". ACI Africa. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ "KENYA: Pope Leo Appoints Vicar Fr Vincent Odundo, Auxiliary Bishop of Kisumu Archdiocese – Cisa News Africa". Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ "Father Vicent Ouma Odundo [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 16 December 2025.