Boniface Lele
Roman Catholic bishop
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| Intro | Roman Catholic bishop | |
| Places | Kenya | |
| was | Priest | |
| Work field | Religion | |
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| Religion: | Roman catholic church | |
| Birth | 14 April 1947 | |
| Death | 9 April 2014Mombasa, Mombasa District, Kenya (aged 67 years) |
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Boniface Lele (April 14, 1947 – April 9, 2014) was a Roman Catholic bishop.
Ordained to the priesthood in 1974, Lele was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kitui, Kenya, in 1995. He was named archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa in 2005 and resigned in 2013. He died on April 9, 2014 from a heart attack at the age of 66, five days before his 67th birthday.