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 | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Anglican Church of Kenya |
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Cathedral | Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Nakuru |
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Bishop | Antony Mambo |
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]
Diocese of Elodret | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Anglican Church of Kenya |
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Cathedral | St Matthew's Cathedral, Eldoret |
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Bishop | Christopher Ruto |
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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]
Diocese of Kitale | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Anglican Church of Kenya |
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Cathedral | St Luke's Cathedral, Kitale |
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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.
Diocese of Nyahururu | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Anglican Church of Kenya |
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Cathedral | Nyahururu Cathedral |
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Bishop | Rtd Major Gachathi |
Created from the 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]
Diocese of | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Anglican Church of Kenya |
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Cathedral | Holy Trinity Pro-Cathedral, Kericho |
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Bishop | Ernest Ng'eno |
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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]
Diocese of | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Anglican Church of Kenya |
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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]
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.
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 | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Anglican Church of Kenya |
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Cathedral | St Barnabas Pro-Cathedral, Kapsabet |
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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]
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