Roman Catholic archdiocese in Kenya
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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.
- 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 a minor basilica, the Cathedral of the Holy Family in Nairobi.
- Vicar Apostolic of Northern Zanguebar (Latin Church)
- Bishop Jean-Marie-Raoul Le Bas de Courmont (27 October 1883 – 27 November 1896)
- Vicars Apostolic of Zanzibar (Latin Church)
- Bishop Emile-Auguste Allgeyer (17 February 1897 – 3 April 1913)
- Bishop John Gerald Neville (1 September 1913 – 8 March 1930)
- Bishop John William Heffernan (15 March 1932 - 7 June 1945)
- Bishop John Joseph McCarthy (11 July 1946 – 25 March 1953); see below
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Nairobi (Latin Church)
Coadjutor Archbishops
[edit]- Anthony Ireri Mukobo (1999-2006), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Isiolo
- David Kamau Ng’ang’a (1999-)
- Alfred Kipkoech Arap Rotich (1996-1997), appointed Bishop of Kenya, Military
- Simon Peter Kamomoe (2024-)[3]
- Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi (2024-)[3]
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