Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo
Philip Anyolo (born May 18, 1956, in Tongaren, Bungoma) is a Kenyan Roman Catholic Bishop who is currently serving as the Archbishop of Kisumu. He was ordained priest for the Catholic Diocese of Eldoret, Kenya, on October 15, 1983. Pope John Paul II appointed Philip Anyolo as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kericho on December 6, 1995. He was consecrated as bishop in Kericho on February 3, 1996. Anyolo served as the Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Kericho, Kenya, until March 22, 2003.[1]
Philip Anyolo | |
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| Archbishop of Kisumu | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Kisumu |
| See | Kisumu |
| Appointed | 15 November 2018 |
| Installed | 12 January 2019 |
| Predecessor | Zacchaeus Okoth |
| Other posts | President of the Kenyan Episcopal Conference (2015-) |
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| Ordination | 15 October 1983 |
| Consecration | 3 February 1996 by Jozef Tomko |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo |
| Born | 18 May 1956 Tongaren, Bungoma, Kenya |
| Previous post | Bishop of Kericho (1995-2003) Bishop of Homa Bay (2003-18) |
On February 20, 2002, Msgr. Philip was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Homa Bay, upon the resignation of Rt. Rev. Linus Okok Okwach. On March 22, 2003, Pope John Paul II appointed him as the second Bishop of that diocese;[2] he was installed on May 23, 2003.[3]
He has served as the Chairperson of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops.[4]
He was appointed Archbishop of Kisumu on November 15, 2018 and installed on January 12, 2019.