Anglican dioceses of Nakuru

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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.

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Diocese of Nakuru

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

Diocese of Eldoret

Diocese of Elodret
Location
Ecclesiastical province Anglican Church of Kenya
Information
Cathedral St Matthew's Cathedral, Eldoret
Current leadership
Bishop Christopher Ruto
Website
ackdioceseofeldoret.org

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

Diocese of Kitale

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

Diocese of Nyahururu

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

Diocese of Kericho

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

Diocese of Maralal

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

Lodwar Missionary Area

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

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

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

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