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
"Diocese of Nakuru" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Roman Catholic Diocese of Nakuru.
Diocese of Nakuru
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceAnglican Church of Kenya
Information
CathedralCathedral of the Good Shepherd, Nakuru
Current leadership
BishopJoseph 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 Eldoret" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Roman Catholic Diocese of Eldoret.
Diocese of Elodret
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceAnglican Church of Kenya
Information
CathedralSt Matthew's Cathedral, Eldoret
Current leadership
BishopChristopher Ruto
Website
http://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" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Roman Catholic Diocese of Kitale.
Diocese of Kitale
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceAnglican Church of Kenya
Information
CathedralSt Luke's Cathedral, Kitale
Current leadership
BishopStephen 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" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Roman Catholic Diocese of Nyahururu.
Diocese of Nyahururu
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceAnglican Church of Kenya
Information
CathedralNyahururu Cathedral
Current leadership
BishopStephen 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 Kericho" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Roman Catholic Diocese of Kericho.
Diocese of
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceAnglican Church of Kenya
Information
CathedralHoly Trinity Pro-Cathedral, Kericho
Current leadership
BishopErnest 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 Maralal" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Roman Catholic Diocese of Maralal.
Diocese of
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceAnglican Church of Kenya
Information
CathedralAll Saints Pro-Cathedral, Maralal
Current leadership
BishopJacob 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 provinceAnglican Church of Kenya
Information
CathedralSt Barnabas Pro-Cathedral, Kapsabet
Current leadership
BishopPaul 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

References
  1. Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Nakuru (Accessed 4 November 2017)
  2. Cathedral Church of the Good Shepherd-Nakuru Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 4 November 2017)
  3. "Bp Langford-Smith". Church Times (#6831). 14 January 1994. p. 6. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 4 November 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
  4. "Kenyans elect their new Archbishop". Church Times (#6115). 25 April 1980. p. 16. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 4 November 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
  5. Kagema, Dickson Nkonge. "Leadership training for Mission in the Anglican Church of Kenya" (online) p. 188
  6. "Overseas Appointments". Church Times (#6633). 30 March 1990. p. 4. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 22 July 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2018-01-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ACK Diocese of Eldoret — History (Accessed 29 December 2017)
  9. Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Eldoret Archived 2011-08-21 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 29 December 2017)
  10. Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Kitale (Accessed 24 January 2018)
  11. The Star — Kitale Diocese ACK split over selection of assistant bishop (Accessed 24 January 2018)
  12. Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Nyahururu (Accessed 25 January 2018)
  15. Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Maralal (Accessed 25 January 2018)
  17. Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Kapsabet (Accessed 25 January 2018)
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