Vicent Ouma Odundo

Vicent Ouma Odundo (born 1 June 1978) is a Kenyan Catholic prelate, who was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu on 14 December 2025 by Pope Leo XIV and received contemporaneous appointment as Titular Bishop of Giru Marcelli. Prior to that, from 20 February 2008 until 14 December 2025, he was a priest of the same Catholic Archdiocese. His episcopal consecration took place at Kisumu on 27 February 2026.

Background and education He was born on 1 June 1978 in Kisumu, Archdiocese of Kisumu, in western Kenya. He studied philosophy at the Saint Augustine's Major Seminary, in Mabanga, Bungoma County. He then transferred to the Saint Thomas Aquinas Major Seminary in Nairobi, where he studied theology. Later, he obtained a Licentiate in canon law from the Pontifical Urban University in Rome, Italy. His Doctorate degree in the same subject was awarded by the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome, Italy.

Priest He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Kisumu on 20 February 2008. He served as a priest until 14 December 2025. While a priest, he served in various roles and locations, including: Vicar General of the metropolitan archdiocese of Kisumu from 2023 until 2025.