Anglican dioceses of Nakuru
The Anglican dioceses of Nakuru are the Anglican presence in and around Nakuru, west-central, north-east and south-central 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 Mount Kenya.
Diocese of Nakuru
[edit]Diocese of Nakuru | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Anglican Church of Kenya |
| Information | |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Nakuru |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Joseph Muchai |
Nakuru diocese was founded in 1960 from the Diocese of Mombasa, and has since been split twice: to create the Diocese of Eldoret in 1983 and Nyahururu in 1998. It now includes the missionary area of Baringo, which has a suffragan bishop.[1] The Cathedral of the Good Shepherd lies in Nakuru town.[2]
Bishops of Nakuru
[edit]- 1961–1975: Neville Langford-Smith (retired)[3]
- 1976–1980: Manasses Kuria (became Archbishop)[4]
- 1980–?: Ladan Kamau[5]
- 1990[6]–2011: Stephen Mwangi
- 2004–2008: Ole Sapit, Bishop of Kericho (became first bishop of that diocese)
- 2012–present: Joseph Muchai
- 2010–?: Peter Arok, Bishop of Twic East (separatist "missionary bishop" to South Sudan)[7]
- Musa Kamuren, Bishop of Baringo
Diocese of Eldoret
[edit]Diocese of Elodret | |
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| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Anglican Church of Kenya |
| Information | |
| Cathedral | St Matthew's Cathedral, Eldoret |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Christopher Ruto |
| Website | |
| ackdioceseofeldoret | |
The Diocese of Eldoret was erected from Nakuru diocese in January 1983, and has since been split twice: to create Kitale in 1997 and Kapsabet in 2015.[8][9]
Bishops of Eldoret
[edit]- 5 June 1983 – 1990: Alexander Muge
- 12 January 1992 – 1997: Stephen Kewasis (became first Bishop of Kitale)
- 1997–2010: Thomas Kogo
- 9 January 2011 – present: Christopher Ruto
Diocese of Kitale
[edit]Diocese of Kitale | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Anglican Church of Kenya |
| Information | |
| Cathedral | St Luke's Cathedral, Kitale |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Stephen Kewasis |
The Diocese of Kitale was erected from Eldoret diocese on 1 July 1997.[10] Since 2017, Lodwar missionary area, geographically within Kitale diocese, has been under the care of a missionary bishop, suffragan to the Bishop of All Saints, the Primate of All Kenya.
Bishops of Kitale
[edit]- 1997–2018: Stephen Kewasis (previously Bishop of Eldoret)
- 2017–present: Samson Tuliapus, assistant Bishop of Kapenguria[11]
- 2018–present Emmanuel Chemengich
Diocese of Nyahururu
[edit]Diocese of Nyahururu | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Anglican Church of Kenya |
| Information | |
| Cathedral | Nyahururu Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Stephen Kabora |
Created from Nakuru diocese on 1 January 1998, the Diocese of Nyahururu has since been split once: to create the Maralal missionary area (now diocese) in 2009.[12]
Bishops of Nyahururu
[edit]- 1998–2013: Charles Gaikia
- Jacob Lesuuda, Bishop of Maralal
- 2013–present: Stephen Kabora
Diocese of Kericho
[edit]Diocese of | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Anglican Church of Kenya |
| Information | |
| Cathedral | Holy Trinity Pro-Cathedral, Kericho |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Ernest Ng'eno |
| Website | |
| http://ackkcodioc.org | |
In 2008, Kericho diocese was erected from an area of Nakuru diocese for which Sapit had been responsible as suffragan since 2004.[13] The area had previously been the Narok missionary area of Nakuru diocese.[14]
Bishops of Kericho
[edit]- 1 May 2008 – 2016: Ole Sapit (elected Primate of Kenya)
- 2016–present: Ernest Ng'eno
Diocese of Maralal
[edit]Diocese of | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Anglican Church of Kenya |
| Information | |
| Cathedral | All Saints Pro-Cathedral, Maralal |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Jacob Lesuuda |
The Diocese was founded in 2015; it had become a missionary area in 2009, before which it was part of Nyahururu diocese. As a missionary area, it was under the care of Lesuuda (since 1 March 2009) as a suffragan of the Primate.[15]
Bishops of Maralal
[edit]- 3 October 2015 – present: Jacob Lesuuda
Lodwar Missionary Area
[edit]Cleti Ogeto has been the suffragan bishop of All Saints' Diocese for the Lodwar Missionary Area — the Bishop of Lodwar — since before 2010. The territory now in the missionary area was previously of Kitale diocese.
Baringo Missionary Area
[edit]Musa Kamuren was consecrated a suffragan bishop of Nakuru diocese in 2015.[16] He serves as Bishop of Baringo, which missionary area was and is part of the Diocese of Nakuru.
Diocese of Kapsabet
[edit]Diocese of | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Anglican Church of Kenya |
| Information | |
| Cathedral | St Barnabas Pro-Cathedral, Kapsabet |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Paul Korir |
| Website | |
| ackkapsabetdiocese.org | |
The Diocese of Kapsabet was erected on 1 January 2016[17] from Eldoret diocese. Its pro-cathedral is St Barnabas, Kapsabet.[18]
Bishops of Kapsabet
[edit]- 12 June 2016 – present: Paul Korir[19]
References
[edit]
- ^ Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Nakuru (Accessed 4 November 2017)
- ^ Cathedral Church of the Good Shepherd-Nakuru Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 4 November 2017)
- ^ "Bp Langford-Smith". Church Times. No. 6831. 14 January 1994. p. 6. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 4 November 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "Kenyans elect their new Archbishop". Church Times. No. 6115. 25 April 1980. p. 16. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 4 November 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ Kagema, Dickson Nkonge. "Leadership training for Mission in the Anglican Church of Kenya" (online) p. 188
- ^ "Overseas Appointments". Church Times. No. 6633. 30 March 1990. p. 4. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 22 July 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "Rt Rev Bishop Peter Bol Arok - Anglcian Church of South Sudan". Archived from the original on 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ^ ACK Diocese of Eldoret — History (Accessed 29 December 2017)
- ^ Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Eldoret Archived 2011-08-21 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 29 December 2017)
- ^ Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Kitale (Accessed 24 January 2018)
- ^ The Star — Kitale Diocese ACK split over selection of assistant bishop (Accessed 24 January 2018)
- ^ Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Nyahururu (Accessed 25 January 2018)
- ^ "May 2016".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Maralal (Accessed 25 January 2018)
- ^ "Chiefs in Baringo put on notice over insecurity, cattle rustling". 29 June 2020.
- ^ Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Kapsabet (Accessed 25 January 2018)
- ^ "Governance | ACK Kapsabet Diocese".
- ^ "About Us | ACK Kapsabet Diocese".
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