William Dunne

Bishop William Dunne S.P.S., was an Irish born Roman Catholic Priest who served as first Bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kitui, Kenya. He was born in Devlin, Ireland, in 1920. Fr. Dunne joined the Kiltegan Fathers and was ordained a priest in 1944. Fr. Bill Dunne arrived in Kenya in 1951[1] when the Kiltegan Fathers took over Kitui from the Holy Ghost Fathers. Rev. Dunne became Prefect Apostolic of Kitui in 1956.[2] Monsignor Dunne was ordained the first Bishop of Kitui in 1964. Retiring at the age of 75 in 1995, he was succeeded by Most Rev. Bishop Boniface Lele as Bishop.

For the Irish long-distance runner, see Willie Dunne.

Bishop Dunne died in Nairobi Hospital on 31 March 2002.[3]

References
  1. Kenya St. Patrick's Missionary Society
  2. Diocese of Kitui, Kenya www.gcatholic.org
  3. Bishop William Dunne Catholic Hierarchy


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