John Joseph Njenga was a Roman Catholic prelate who was the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa from 1990 until his age-related retirement in 2005. Before that, from 1988 until 1990, he was the Bishop of Mombasa before the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese. Prior to Mombasa, he served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Eldoret from 1970 until 1988. He was appointed bishop on 19 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI. He died on 4 November 2018, as the Archbishop Emeritus of Mombasa, Kenya, one month shy of his 90th birthday.
The Meru or Amîîrú are a Bantu ethnic group that inhabit the Meru region of Kenya. The region is situated on the fertile lands of the north and eastern slopes of Mount Kenya in the former Eastern Province.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Nyeri, one of four in Kenya, Eastern Africa, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
John Njue is a Kenyan Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was the fourth Archbishop of Nairobi from 2007 to 2021. He previously served as Coadjutor Archbishop of Nyeri from 2002 to 2007 and Bishop of Embu from 1986 to 2002. He was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 2007.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kitui is a diocese located in the city of Kitui in the ecclesiastical province of Nairobi in Kenya.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Meru is a diocese located in the city of Meru in the ecclesiastical province of Nyeri in Kenya.
Boniface Lele was a Roman Catholic prelate in Kenya. He was the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa from 2005 until his health-related resignation in 2013. Before that, from 1995 until 2005, he was the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kitui, a Suffragan diocese of Mombasa. He died on 9 April 2014 as Archbishop Emeritus of Mombasa, Kenya. He was 66 years, one week shy of his 67th birthday.
Magnus Mwalunyungu was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tunduru-Masasi, Tanzania from 1992 until his retirement in 2005. He was appointed bishop on 30 March 1992 by Pope John Paul II. Bishop Magnus Mwalunyungu died on 13 February 2015 as Bishop Emeritus of Tunduru-Masasi, Tanzania at the age of 84 years.
The Institute of Consolata Missionaries, commonly called the Consolata Missionaries, is a Catholic religious congregation of Pontifical Right with branches for both men and women. Its members add the nominal I.M.C. after their names to indicate membership in the Institute.
Matthias Joseph Isuja was a Tanzanian Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodoma from 1972 until his age-related retirement in 2005. He was appointed bishop on 26 June 1972 by Pope Paul VI. Bishop Matthias Joseph Isuja died on 13 April 2016 at the age of 87 years, as the Bishop Emeritus of Dodoma, Tanzania.
Ambrogio Ravasi was an Italian-born Kenyan Roman Catholic prelate who was the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Marsabit from 1981 until 2006. He was appointed bishop on 19 June 1981 by Pope John Paul II. His age-related resignation as bishop took effect on 25 November 2006. He died on 30 October 2020 as Bishop Emeritus of Marsabit. He was 91 years old at the time.
Paul Kariuki Njiru is a Roman Catholic prelate in Kenya, who was installed as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wote, Kenya on 30 September 2023. Prior to his appointment as Bishop of Wote, he served as the Bishop of the Diocese of Embu, Kenya from 25 July 2009 until 22 July 2023. He was appointed bishop on 9 May 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI.
Njiru is the surname of the following people and places:
Norman King'oo Wambua is a Roman Catholic prelate in Kenya, who was installed as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Machakos, in Kenya on 25 August 2018. Before his installation as Bishop of Machakos, he was the Bishop of the Diocese of Bungoma, Kenya, serving there from August 1998 until June 2018. He was appointed bishop on 27 June 1998 by Pope John Paul II.
Peter Joseph Kairo is a Kenyan prelate of the Catholic Church who is he Archbishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri since his retirement in 2017. He has been a bishop since 1983, serving as ordinary in Muranga Diocese from 1983 to 1997, Nakuru Diocese from 1997 to 2008, and Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nyeri from 2008 to 2017.
Thomas John Kiangio is a Tanzanian prelate of the Catholic Church who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tanga, Tanzania. He was appointed bishop on 7 June 2023 by Pope Francis.
James Maria Wainaina Kungu is a Kenyan Catholic prelate who serves as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Muranga. He was appointed bishop of Muranga on 4 April 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI
Longinus Atundo was a Kenyan Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bungoma, Kenya from 1987 until his death in 1996. He was appointed bishop on 27 April 1987 by Pope John Paul II. He died in office on 15 November 1996 at the age of 60 years.
Salesius Mugambi is a Kenyan Catholic prelate who serves as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Meru. He was appointed bishop of Meru on 1 December 2001 by Pope John Paul II.
Jackson Murugara I.M.C., is a Kenyan Roman Catholic prelate who is the Coadjutor Bishop-Elect of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Meru, Kenya. He is a member of the Order of the Consolata Missionaries. He was appointed bishop on 16 January 2025 by Pope Francis.
