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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

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Diocese of Mount Kenya South
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceAnglican Church of Kenya
Information
CathedralSt James's Cathedral, Kiambu
Current leadership
BishopCharles 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

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Bishops of Mount Kenya

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Bishops of Mount Kenya South

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Diocese of Embu

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Diocese of Embu
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceAnglican Church of Kenya
Information
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral, Embu
Current leadership
BishopDavid 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

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  • 20 July 1975 – 1990: David Gitari (became first Bishop of Kirinyaga)
    • July 1984 – 1989: Bob Beak, Assistant Bishop of Marsabit[9]

Bishops of Embu

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Diocese of Mount Kenya Central

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Diocese of Mount Kenya Central
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceAnglican Church of Kenya
Information
CathedralSt James and All Martyrs Cathedral, Murang'a
Current leadership
BishopTimothy 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

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Diocese of Kirinyaga

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Diocese of Kirinyaga
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceAnglican Church of Kenya
Information
CathedralSt Thomas Cathedral, Kerugoya
Current leadership
BishopJoseph 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

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Diocese of Mount Kenya West

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Diocese of Mount Kenya West
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceAnglican Church of Kenya
Information
CathedralSt Peter's Cathedral, Nyeri
Current leadership
BishopJoseph Kagûnda

Mount Kenya West was erected in 1993 from Mount Kenya Central.[16]

Bishops of Mount Kenya West

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Between the diocese's erection and Chipman's consecration, the archdeacon, Domenic Mûthoga Ndaî, was Archbishop's Commissary (acting bishop).[17]

Diocese of Mbeere

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Diocese of Mbeere
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceAnglican Church of Kenya
Information
CathedralSt Peter's Cathedral, Mbeere
Current leadership
BishopMoses Nthuka

The Diocese of Mbeere was erected from the Diocese of Embu on 1 July 1997.[18]

Bishops of Mbeere

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Diocese of Meru

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Diocese of Meru
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceAnglican Church of Kenya
Information
CathedralSt Stephen's Cathedral, Kinoru
Current leadership
BishopCharles Mwendwa

1 July 1997 also saw the creation of the Diocese of Meru from the Diocese of Kirinyaga.[19]

Bishops of Meru

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Diocese of Thika

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Diocese of Thika
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceAnglican Church of Kenya
Information
CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral, Thika
Current leadership
BishopJulius 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

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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]

Diocese of Marsabit

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Diocese of Marsabit
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceAnglican Church of Kenya
Information
CathedralSt Peter's Cathedral, Marsabit
Current leadership
BishopQampicha 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

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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.

Diocese of Murang'a South

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Diocese of Murang'a South
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceAnglican Church of Kenya
Information
CathedralSt Peter's Cathedral, Kenol
Current leadership
BishopJulius 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

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References

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  1. ^ Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Mount Kenya South Archived 2010-11-04 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 4 November 2017)
  2. ^ ACK St James Cathedral Church, Kiambu (Accessed 4 November 2017)
  3. ^ St Andrew's Thika — History of the Church (Accessed 28 December 2017)
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Gitari, David. Troubled but not Destroyed: Autobiography p. 74 (Accessed 4 November 2017)
  6. ^ Koros, Winnie. "All Saints Provost Njenga Now Bishop" (PDF). Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Meet the Bishop".
  8. ^ Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Embu (Accessed 28 December 2017)
  9. ^ Gitari, David. Troubled but not Destroyed: Autobiography p. 58 (Accessed 25 November 2017)
  10. ^ ACK Cathedral Embu — Henry Nyaga Kathii Archived 2017-12-29 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 28 December 2017)
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Mt Kenya Central (Accessed 28 December 2017)
  13. ^ News from the Slopes — ACK Diocese of Mt. Kenya Central Gets New Bishop (Accessed 28 December 2017)
  14. ^ Kirinyaga Diocese — Our History (Accessed 28 December 2017)
  15. ^ Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Kirinyaga (Accessed 28 December 2017)
  16. ^ Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Mt Kenya West (Accessed 28 December 2017)
  17. ^ ACK St Peter's Cathedral, Nyeri — History (Accessed 28 December 2017)
  18. ^ Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Mbeere (Accessed 28 December 2017)
  19. ^ Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Meru (Accessed 28 December 2017)
  20. ^ Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Thika (Accessed 28 December 2017)
  21. ^ Anglican Diocese of Thika — History of Thika Diocese (Accessed 28 December 2017)
  22. ^ Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Marsabit (Accessed 28 December 2017)
  23. ^ Standard Media — Troubled Murang’a ACK diocese placed under rep (Accessed 28 December 2017)
  24. ^ Crosslinks letter, February 2016 Archived 2017-12-29 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 28 December 2017)
  25. ^ "Marsabit - ACK".
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