Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi {Latin: Nairobien(sis)} is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Nairobi in Kenya, and the Primatial see for Kenya.

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[edit] History

26th February 1860: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Zanguebar from the Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion in Réunion

23rd November 1883: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Zanguebar

1887: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Zanguebar

21st December 1906: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Zanzibar

25th March 1953: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nairobi


[edit] Special Churches

The seat of the archbishop is and Minor Basilica is the Cathedral of the Holy Family in Nairobi.

[edit] Leadership

  • Vicars Apostolic of Northern Zanguebar (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Jean-Marie-Raoul Le Bas de Courmont, C.S.Sp. (1883.10.27 – 1896.11.27)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Zanzibar (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Emile-Auguste Allgeyer, C.S.Sp. (1897.02.17 – 1913.04.03)
    • Bishop John Gerald Neville, C.S.Sp. (1913.09.01 – 1930.03.08)
  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Nairobi (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop John Joseph McCarthy, C.S.Sp. (1953.03.25 – 1971.10.24)
    • Cardinal Maurice Michael Otunga (1971.10.24 – 1997.05.14)
    • Archbishop Raphael S. Ndingi Mwana’a Nzeki (21 4 1997 - 2007)
  • Archbishop John Njue (since 2007.10.06)

[edit] Suffragan Dioceses

[edit] Source

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