Luigi Locati

Luigi Locati
Vicar Apostolic of Isiolo
ChurchCatholic Church
SeeApostolic Vicariate of Isiolo
In office15 December 1995 – 14 July 2005
PredecessorVicariate established
SuccessorAnthony Ireri Mukobo
Other postTitular Bishop of Zica (1995-2005)
Orders
Ordination29 June 1952
by Francesco Imberti
Consecration4 February 1996
by Jozef Tomko
Personal details
Born(1928-07-23)23 July 1928
Vinzaglio, Province of Novara, Kingdom of Italy
Died14 July 2005(2005-07-14) (aged 76)
Isiolo, Eastern Province, Kenya

Luigi Locati (23 July 1928 – 14 July 2005) was an Italian Catholic missionary and bishop. He was shot to death at the pastoral center of Isiolo, Kenya. Two priests were arrested in connection to his murder.[1] Peter Malley Guyo Wako was convicted, while Cyril Mukuchia was released due to lack of evidence.[2]

Biography

Born in the village Vinzaglio in northern Italy, he was ordained as priest on 29 June 1952. In the 1960s he came to Kenya as a missionary and worked as a parish priest in Isiolo. On 15 December 1995, he was appointed as vicar apostolic of the newly created Vicariate Apostolic of Isiolo, Kenya, and titular bishop of Zica.[3] In Isiolo he knew Annalena Tonelli, an Italian woman who was also a missionary and was killed in Africa in 2003.

References

  1. ↑ Lawler, Phil (July 21, 2005). "Kenyan priests arrested in bishop's death". Retrieved 2008-06-23.
  2. ↑ "Priest convicted of killing bishop, bad blood confirmed between the two". Daily Nation. 2020-07-05. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  3. ↑ "Bishop Luigi Locati". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2017-05-23.


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