Philip Sulumeti


Philip Sulumeti
Bishop Emeritus of Kakamega
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseKisumu
SeeKakamega
Appointed28 May 1972
Installed20 August 1972
PredecessorPosition established
SuccessorJoseph Obanyi Sagwe
Previous postsAuxiliary Bishop of Kisumu and Titular Bishop of Urci (1972–1976)
Bishop of Kisumu
(1976–1978)
Orders
Ordination6 January 1966
by Pope Paul VI
Consecration20 August 1972
by Laurean Rugambwa, Maurice Michael Otunga and Joannes de Reeper
Personal details
BornPhilip Sulumeti
(1937-08-15)15 August 1937
Kotur, Busia County, Colony and Protectorate of Kenya
Died9 November 2025(2025-11-09) (aged 88)
Nairobi, Kenya
MottoUt 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.