Philip Sulumeti
Philip Sulumeti | |
|---|---|
| Bishop Emeritus of Kakamega | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Kisumu |
| See | Kakamega |
| Appointed | 28 May 1972 |
| Installed | 20 August 1972 |
| Predecessor | Position established |
| Successor | Joseph Obanyi Sagwe |
| Previous posts | Auxiliary Bishop of Kisumu and Titular Bishop of Urci (1972–1976) Bishop of Kisumu (1976–1978) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 6 January 1966 by Pope Paul VI |
| Consecration | 20 August 1972 by Laurean Rugambwa, Maurice Michael Otunga and Joannes de Reeper |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Philip Sulumeti 15 August 1937 Kotur, Busia County, Colony and Protectorate of Kenya |
| Died | 9 November 2025 (aged 88) Nairobi, Kenya |
| Motto | Ut Unum Sint |
Philip Sulumeti (15 August 1937 – 9 November 2025) was a Kenyan prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Kakamega from 5 December 2014 until his death. He had served as the ordinary of the Diocese of Kakamega since his appointment as its founding bishop on 28 February 1978. Before that, he had been the ordinary of the Diocese of Kisumu from 1976 until 1978, when he was transferred to Kakamega. He also served as the Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kisumu from 1972 until 1976. He retired on 5 December 2014.