Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi

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.

History

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

23 November 1883: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Zanguebar

1887: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Zanguebar

21 December 1906: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Zanzibar

25 March 1953: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nairobi

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

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)
Cardinal John Njue (since 2007.10.06)