𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐨 𝐗𝐈𝐕 𝐄𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐃𝐢𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭, 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐨 𝐋𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐢 𝐚𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩

On July 10, 2025, Pope Leo XIV officially erected the Catholic Diocese of Kapsabet, making it the 28th Diocese in the country. The new ecclesiastical jurisdiction has been carved out of the Catholic Diocese of Eldoret and will encompass the entire Nandi County.

The Holy Father has appointed Rt. Rev. John Kiplimo Lelei, the current Auxiliary Bishop of Eldoret, as the founding bishop of the Diocese of Kapsabet, at the same time releasing him from the titular see of Monte di Numidia.