Anglican dioceses of Mount Kenya
Anglican presence in east-central, northern and northeastern Kenya.
In east-central, northern, and northeastern Kenya, the Anglican presence is organized into the Mount Kenya dioceses. These form part of the Anglican Church of Kenya, whose other dioceses cover Mombasa, Maseno, and Nakuru.
Quick Facts
- Jurisdiction
- Diocese
- Province
- Anglican Church of Kenya
- Bishop
- Charles Muturi
- Cathedral
- St James's Cathedral, Kiambu
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Did You Know?
- Thika diocese was created from portions of Mount Kenya South and Mount Kenya Central on 1 July 1998.
- Marsabit was erected into a Mission Area directly under the Archbishop in 2008 and became its own diocese in 2011.
Diocese of Mount Kenya South
The Diocese of Fort Hall was renamed Mount Kenya diocese in 1964, shortly after its creation from the Diocese of Mombasa. It was split in 1975 into East and South; Obadiah Kariuki, the last Bishop of Mount Kenya, became the first Bishop of Mount Kenya South. Further splits created Central diocese (1984), West (1993), and Thika (1998). The present cathedral is St James's Cathedral Kiambu. Bishops have included Sospeter Magua, George Njuguna, Peter Njenga, Timothy Ranji, and Charles Muturi, who had been Assistant Bishop since 31 October 2010.
Diocese of Embu
The Diocese of Mount Kenya East was created from Mount Kenya diocese in 1975. It was split on 1 July 1990 to form Kirinyaga diocese; David Gitari was elected to that see, but the old cathedral of the eastern mountain diocese remained in the new Embu diocese. On 1 July 1997, Mbeere diocese was split from Embu. Bishops have included David Gitari, Moses Njue, Henry Kathii (retired 2014), and David Muriithi (since 7 December 2014). Bob Beak served as Assistant Bishop of Marsabit from July 1984 to 1989.
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