KCCB

Our Mission

Guided by the Word of God, the Magisterium, and the Social Teaching of the Catholic Church, and sensitive to specific and local needs.

“KCCB is committed to exercising together certain Pastoral functions that build the family of God into responsive witnesses of Christ’s universal mission of service in charity to all humanity”

"You shall be my witnesses" - Acts 1:8

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Catholic Church in Kenya

Archdioceses

Dioceses

Military Ordinariate

PASTORAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

Pastoral Programs

Commission for Pastoral and Lay Apostolate is the evangelizing arm of Catholic Bishops in Kenya. It handles affairs relating to the growth of the Catholic Community in response to various evangelizing needs in the Country. It coordinates the activities of the Associations of Catholic Men, Women, Youth, and Family at the national level.

Health programs

KCCB Commission for Promotion of Integral Human Development (CPHID), through Catholic Health Department of Kenya provides approximately 25% of healthcare in Kenya and higher proportions of healthcare in the Arid and Semi- Arid areas through 451 health units which includes 69 hospitals, 117 health centres, 22 medical training colleges, 251 dispensaries and more than 46 community-based health units as well as orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC) programmes across all 47 counties.

Education programs

The Commission for Education and Religious Education (CERE) is a national commission that provides guidance for the education mission of the church in schools. It was set up in 1961 to:

Initiate, coordinate and facilitate education and Religious Education activities in Catholic private and sponsored public educational institutions on behalf of KCCB
Lobby and advocate for public policies in education that are consistent with Catholic values and uphold the dignity of the human person.

HUMANITARIAN, JUSTICE & PEACE PROGRAMS

Caritas Kenya is the development and humanitarian arm of KCCB, and Catholic Justice and Peace Department (CJPD) fulfills the Conference’s objectives to promote Justice and challenge oppressive governance structures in Kenya. These departments are under the Commission for Promoting Integral Human Development (CPIHD).