John Kiplimo Lelei
John Kiplimo Lelei | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Kapsabet, Kenya | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu |
| See | Roman Catholic Diocese of Kapsabet |
| Appointed | 10 July 2025 |
| Installed | 30 August 2025 |
| Predecessor | None (Diocese created) |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Previous posts | Auxiliary Bishop of Eldoret (27 March 2024 - 10 July 2025) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 26 October 1985 |
| Consecration | 25 May 2024 by Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Kiplimo Lelei 15 August 1958 Soy, Prefecture Apostolic of Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya |
John Kiplimo Lelei (born 15 August 1958) is a Kenyan prelate of the Catholic Church who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kapsabet since 10 July 2025. Before then, since 27 March 2024, he was Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Eldoret. He concurrently served as Titular Bishop of Mons in Numidia, while auxiliary bishop. He was appointed bishop by Pope Francis on 27 March 2024. He was consecrated at the Mother of Apostles Seminary in Eldoret on 25 May 2024. On 10 July 2025, The Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV transferred him to the Diocese of Kapsabet, a new diocese that he created that same day, and made him the local ordinary there. His installation at Kapsabet diocese followed on 30 August 2025 at the Eliud Kipchoge Sports Complex.