Luigi Locati [SEP] position held
Luigi Locati
Luigi Locati (July 23, 1928 – July 14, 2005) was an Italian Catholic missionary and bishop. He was shot to death at the pastoral center of Isiolo, Kenya. Two priests Cyril Mukuchia and Peter Malley Guyo Wako were arrested in connection to his murder.
Born in the village Vinzaglio in northern Italy, he was ordained as priest on June 29, 1952. In the 1960s he came to Kenya as a missionary and worked as a parish priest in Isiolo. On December 15, 1995
as Apostolic Vicariate of Isiolo/ Isiolan(us) (Latin adjective), on territory split off from the Diocese of Meru.
Statistics.
As per 2014, the vicariate pastorally serves 49,800 Catholics (34.8% of 143,294 total) on an area of 25,605 km², in 13 parishes and a mission with 22 priests (16 diocesan, 6 religious), 55 lay religious (9 brothers, 46 sisters) and 12 seminarians.
Episcopal ordinaries.
- "Apostolic Vicars of Isiolo
- Luigi Locati (born Italy