Anglican dioceses of Mount Kenya
The Anglican dioceses of Mount Kenya are the Anglican presence in east-central, north and north-east Kenya; they are part of the Anglican Church of Kenya. The remaining dioceses of the Church area in the areas of Mombasa, of Maseno, and of Nakuru.
Diocese of Mount Kenya South Edit
Diocese of Mount Kenya South | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Anglican Church of Kenya |
| Information | |
| Cathedral | St James's Cathedral, Kiambu |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Charles Muturi |
| Website | |
| http://ack-mtkenyasouth.org | |
The Diocese of Fort Hall was renamed as Mount Kenya diocese in 1964, a few years after its erection from the Diocese of Mombasa; it was then split in 1975, into East and South; Kariuki, the last Bishop of Mount Kenya, became the first Bishop of Mount Kenya South. The Central diocese was split off in 1984, the West in 1993, and then Thika diocese (from the South and Central dioceses) in 1998.[1] The present cathedral is St James's Cathedral Kiambu.[2]
Bishops of Fort Hall Edit
- 1961–1964: Obadiah Kariuki
Bishops of Mount Kenya Edit
- 1964–1975: Obadiah Kariuki
- Esbon Ngaruiya, Assistant Bishop[3]
Bishops of Mount Kenya South Edit
- 1975–1976: Obadiah Kariuki (retired)[4]
- 1976–1982: Sospeter Magua
- 1985–1995 : George Njuguna (resigned)[5]
- 1996–2004: Peter Njenga[6]
- 2004–2019: Timothy Ranji
- 2019–present: Charles Muturi (previously Assistant Bishop since 31 October 2010)[7]
Diocese of Embu Edit
Diocese of Embu | |
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| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Anglican Church of Kenya |
| Information | |
| Cathedral | St Paul's Cathedral, Embu |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | David Muriithi |
| Website | |
| http://ackembu.org | |
The Diocese of Mount Kenya East was erected from Mount Kenya diocese in 1975 and was itself then split on 1 July 1990, when Kirinyaga diocese was formed: Gitari was elected to that See, but the old cathedral of the eastern mountain diocese was in the new Embu diocese. On 1 July 1997, the Diocese was split again to create Mbeere diocese.[8]
Bishops of Mount Kenya East Edit
- 20 July 1975 – 1990: David Gitari (became first Bishop of Kirinyaga)
Bishops of Embu Edit
- 1990–2006: Moses Njue
- 2 July 2006 – 2014: Henry Kathii (retired)[10]
- 7 December 2014 – present: David Muriithi
Diocese of Mount Kenya Central Edit
Diocese of Mount Kenya Central | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Anglican Church of Kenya |
| Information | |
| Cathedral | St James and All Martyrs Cathedral, Murang'a |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Timothy Gichere |
Erected in 1984[11] on the division of Mount Kenya South diocese, the Central diocese was itself split in 1993 (Mount Kenya West) and in 1998 (Thika).[12]
Bishops of Mount Kenya Central Edit
- 1984–1993: John Mahia-ini
- 1993–2003: Julius Gatambo
- 16 June 2002 – present: Allan Waithaka, Assistant Bishop (also Archbishop's Commissary, i.e. acting bishop diocesan, 2015–2017)
- 2004–2015: Isaac Ng'ang'a
- 31 July 2017 – present: Timothy Gichere[13]
Diocese of Kirinyaga Edit
Diocese of Kirinyaga | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Anglican Church of Kenya |
| Information | |
| Cathedral | St Thomas Cathedral, Kerugoya |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Joseph Kibuchua |
| Website | |
| http://ackirinyaga.org | |
The Kirinyaga diocese was created in July 1990 from the Diocese of Mount Kenya East; the Diocese of Meru was split from this diocese in 1997.[14]
Bishops of Kirinyaga Edit
- 1991–1997: David Gitari (previously Bishop of Mount Kenya East; became Archbishop of Kenya and Bishop of Nairobi)
- 1997–2012: Daniel Ngoru
- ?–2006 (died): William Waqo, Assistant Bishop and Provincial Secretary
- 9 December 2012 – present: Joseph Kibuchua[15]
Diocese of Mount Kenya West Edit
Diocese of Mount Kenya West | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Anglican Church of Kenya |
| Information | |
| Cathedral | St Peter's Cathedral, Nyeri |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Joseph Kagûnda |
Mount Kenya West was erected in 1993 from Mount Kenya Central.[16]
Bishops of Mount Kenya West Edit
Between the diocese's erection and Chipman's consecration, the archdeacon, Domenic Mûthoga Ndaî, was Archbishop's Commissary (acting bishop).[17]
- 4 July 1993 – 2004: Alfred Chipman
- 8 August 2004 – present: Joseph Kagûnda
Diocese of Mbeere Edit
Diocese of Mbeere | |
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| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Anglican Church of Kenya |
| Information | |
| Cathedral | St Peter's Cathedral, Mbeere |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Moses Nthuka |
The Diocese of Mbeere was erected from the Diocese of Embu on 1 July 1997.[18]
Bishops of Mbeere Edit
- 26 October 1997 – ?: Gideon Ireri
- 12 October 2008 – present: Moses Nthuka
Diocese of Meru Edit
Diocese of Meru | |
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| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Anglican Church of Kenya |
| Information | |
| Cathedral | St Stephen's Cathedral, Kinoru |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Charles Mwendwa |
1 July 1997 also saw the creation of the Diocese of Meru from the Diocese of Kirinyaga.[19]
Bishops of Meru Edit
- 1998–2002: Henry Paltridge
- 22 December 2002 – present: Charles Mwendwa
Diocese of Thika Edit
Diocese of Thika | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Anglican Church of Kenya |
| Information | |
| Cathedral | St Andrew's Cathedral, Thika |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Julius Wanyoike |
| Website | |
| http://ackthikadiocese.org/ | |
Thika diocese was created from portions of two dioceses — Mount Kenya South and Mount Kenya Central — on 1 July 1998.[20]
Bishops of Thika Edit
At the first diocesan synod, 2 July 1998, John Mutonga, the archdeacon, was named the Archbishop's Commissary (i.e. acting bishop) until the first bishop's consecration.[21]
- 31 January 1999 – ?: Gideon Githiga
- 2013–present: Julius Wanyoike
Diocese of Marsabit Edit
Diocese of Marsabit | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Anglican Church of Kenya |
| Information | |
| Cathedral | St Peter's Cathedral, Marsabit |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Qampicha Wario |
Marsabit, then in the Diocese of Kirinyaga, was erected into a Mission Area directly under the Archbishop in 2008 — it was therefore part of the All Saints' Cathedral Diocese — and eventually given autonomy as its own diocese in 2011.[22]
Bishops of Marsabit Edit
Rob Martin was the bishop for the Mission Area from 2008, as a suffragan bishop of the Archbishop and therefore of the All Saints' Cathedral Diocese.
- 2011–2016: Rob Martin[23][24]
- 2016–present: Daniel Qampicha Wario (consecrated 1 May 2016)[25]
Diocese of Murang'a South Edit
Diocese of Murang'a South | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Anglican Church of Kenya |
| Information | |
| Cathedral | St Peter's Cathedral, Kenol |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Julius Karanu Gicheru |
| Website | |
| http://ackmurangasouth.org | |
Similarly, Murang'a South was another Mission Area of All Saints' from 2008, but originally part of Kirinyaga diocese. It has been a diocese in its own right since 2013.
Bishops of Murang'a South Edit
- 25 May 2014 – present: Julius Karanu Gicheru
References Edit
- ^ Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Mount Kenya South 2010-11-04 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 4 November 2017)
- ^ ACK St James Cathedral Church, Kiambu (Accessed 4 November 2017)
- ^ St Andrew's Thika — History of the Church (Accessed 28 December 2017)
- ^ "Retirement of Kenyan bishop". Church Times. No. 5923. 20 August 1976. p. 13. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 4 November 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ Gitari, David. Troubled but not Destroyed: Autobiography p. 74 (Accessed 4 November 2017)
- ^ Koros, Winnie. "All Saints Provost Njenga Now Bishop" (PDF). Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "Meet the Bishop".
- ^ Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Embu (Accessed 28 December 2017)
- ^ Gitari, David. Troubled but not Destroyed: Autobiography p. 58 (Accessed 25 November 2017)
- ^ ACK Cathedral Embu — Henry Nyaga Kathii 2017-12-29 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 28 December 2017)
- ^ "New dioceses in Kenya". Church Times. No. 6376. 26 April 1985. p. 4. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 23 November 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Mt Kenya Central (Accessed 28 December 2017)
- ^ News from the Slopes — ACK Diocese of Mt. Kenya Central Gets New Bishop (Accessed 28 December 2017)
- ^ Kirinyaga Diocese — Our History (Accessed 28 December 2017)
- ^ Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Kirinyaga (Accessed 28 December 2017)
- ^ Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Mt Kenya West (Accessed 28 December 2017)
- ^ ACK St Peter's Cathedral, Nyeri — History (Accessed 28 December 2017)
- ^ Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Mbeere (Accessed 28 December 2017)
- ^ Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Meru (Accessed 28 December 2017)
- ^ Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Thika (Accessed 28 December 2017)
- ^ Anglican Diocese of Thika — History of Thika Diocese (Accessed 28 December 2017)
- ^ Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Marsabit (Accessed 28 December 2017)
- ^ Standard Media — Troubled Murang’a ACK diocese placed under rep (Accessed 28 December 2017)
- ^ Crosslinks letter, February 2016 2017-12-29 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 28 December 2017)
- ^ "Marsabit - ACK".