Maurice Muhatia Makumba

Maurice Muhatia Makumba (born 19 May 1968) is a Kenyan Catholic prelate who serves as Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu. He was appointed Archbishop of Kisumu on 18 February 2022.

Background and education He was born on 19 May 1968, in Lirhanda Village, Kakamega County, Kenya. He attended elementary school in his home area. He completed his secondary education at St. Charles Lwanga Seminary. He then joined St. Mary's Major Seminary to begin his religious formation education.

He holds a Bachelor's degree awarded by the Pontifical Urban University in Rome. He also graduated with a Master's degree from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, also in Rome.

Priest He was ordained a priest on 15 October 1994. As priest of the diocese of Kakamega, he served in several roles inside and outside the diocese. He served as a Priest of Kakamega Diocese until 19 December 2009. At the time Pope Benedict XVI appointed him bishop, Bishop Makumba, aged 41 years, was the youngest Catholic bishop in Kenya.

During that time as Bishop of Nakuru, he served in various roles including as: Vice chairman of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) Principal administrator of the Kenya Catholic Secretariat Chairman of the KCCB commission for education and religious education Part-time National Executive Secretary for the KCCB Commission for Doctrine.

On 18 February 2022, Pope Francis appointed Bishop Anthony Makamba as Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kisumu.