The Anglican dioceses of Mombasa are the Anglican presence in and around Mombasa and south-east Kenya; they are part of the Anglican Church of Kenya. The remaining dioceses of the Church are in the areas of Maseno, of Mount Kenya, and of Nakuru.
Diocese of Mombasa
Mombasa is the oldest Kenyan diocese; it was erected from the Diocese of Eastern Equatorial Africa (which at that point covered all Uganda, Kenya and Tanganyika)Anglican Church of Kenya — History (Accessed 1 November 2017) in 1898. Following the addition of the territory around Kavirondo (approximately the territory of the 1961 Maseno diocese) in 1921 and the splitting of its area of northern Tanganyika in 1972, the Diocese of Mombasa comprised (only) all Kenya.Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Mombasa (Accessed 1 November 2017)
Bishops of Mombasa 1899–1916: William Peel (died in office) 1918–1936: Richard Heywood (later assistant bishop of Coventry 1937–1952) 1936–1953: Reginald Crabbe 1953–1964: Leonard Beecher (previously assistant bishop 1950–1953; also Archbishop of East Africa 1960–70; later Bishop of Nairobi 1964–1970) 1955–1961: Festo Olang', assistant bishop; suffragan for Western Kenya (Nyanza Province) from 1957; became first Bishop of MasenoMusalia, Martha Wangari. Archbishop Manasses Kuria: A Biography: Strong in the Storms p. 51 (Accessed 2 November 2017) 1955–1961: Obadiah Kariuki, assistant bishop; suffragan for Central and Eastern Kenya (Central Province) from 1957; became first Bishop of Fort Hall 1960–1961: Neville Langford-Smith, assistant bishop, suffragan (consecrated St Bartholomew's Day (24 August) 1960, All Saints' Cathedral, Nairobi, by Beecher); became first Bishop of Nakuru (Rift Valley Province) 1964–1981: Peter Mwang'ombe (resigned)Gitari, David. Troubled but not Destroyed: Autobiography p. 59 (Accessed 2 November 2017) 1981–?: Crispus Nzano, previously assistant bishop 1994–2015: Julius Kalu ?–2015: Lawrence Dena, assistant Bishop (former Provincial Secretary, 2006–2009) 2018–Present: Alphonse Baya Mwaro
Diocese of Nairobi
Founded from Mombasa diocese in 1964, the Nairobi diocese was the See of the Archbishop of Kenya from the independence of the Kenyan church in 1970 until the independent All Saints' Cathedral diocese took that role in 2002. The Diocese has been split three times: to erect Machakos diocese in 1985, the Diocese of Kajiado in 1993 and All Saints' Cathedral diocese in 2002.Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Nairobi (Accessed 5 November 2017) Until 2002, Nairobi diocese's cathedral was All Saints' Cathedral, Nairobi; since that cathedral became the seat of the new All Saints' Cathedral diocese, St Stephen's Cathedral, Nairobi, has served as the new cathedral.St Stephen's Cathedral, Nairobi — History (Accessed 5 November 2017)
Bishops of Nairobi, Archbishops of Kenya 1970–1980: Festo Olang' 1980–1994: Manasses Kuria 1997–2002: David Gitari
Bishops of Nairobi 1964–1970: Leonard Beecher, Archbishop of East Africa 2002–2010: Peter NjokaACK Nairobi diocese — History (Accessed 5 November 2017) 2010–present: Joel Waweru
Diocese of Machakos
The Diocese of Machakos was erected from Nairobi diocese in 1985 and was itself split to create Kitui diocese in 1995,Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Machakos (Accessed 7 November 2017) Garissa in 2007 and Makueni in 2013.Diocese of Machakos fundraising brochure (Accessed 7 November 2017) Since 1992, the cathedral has been All Souls' Cathedral, Machakos. (Accessed 7 November 2017)
Bishops of Machakos 1985–1995: Benjamin Nzimbi (afterwards first Bishop of Kitui, then Primate—Archbishop) 1995–2013: Joseph Kanuku 2013–present: Joseph Mutungi
Diocese of Taita–Taveta
On 1 July 1993, the Diocese of Taita–Taveta — named for Taita–Taveta County — was carved from the then very large Mombasa diocese.Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Taita Taveta (Accessed 7 November 2017) The diocese has not been split; it has a pro-cathedral at Voi, the county's largest town (though not its capital).
Bishops of Taita–Taveta 1993–2016: Samson MwaludaDaily Nation — Anglican Church leaders elect new bishop for Taveta (Accessed 7 November 2017) 2016–present: Liverson Mng'onda (previously coadjutor bishop)Anglican Communion: Directory — Diocese: Taita-Taveta (Accessed 7 November 2017)
Diocese of Kajiado
Formed from Nairobi diocese in 1993, the Diocese of Kajiado now has a pro-cathedral at Emmanuel Pro-Cathedral, Kajiado.Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Kajiado (Accessed 8 November 2017)
Bishops of Kajiado 1997–2012: Jeremiah TaamaConger's Consecration List — The Bishop of Kajiado, the Rt. Rev. Gadiel Katanga Lenini (Accessed 8 November 2017) 2012–present: Gadiel Lenini
Diocese of Kitui
The Diocese of Kitui was erected from Machakos diocese on 1 April 1995 and covers the former Kitui and Mwingi DistrictsAnglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Kitui (Accessed 10 November 2017) — that is, the present Kitui County.
Bishops of Kitui 1995–2002: Benjamin Nzimbi (previously first Bishop of Machakos, afterwards Primate—Archbishop) 2002–present: Josephat Mule
All Saints' Cathedral Diocese
From 1964 until 2002, the Archbishop of Kenya had their See at All Saints' Cathedral, Nairobi as ex officio Bishop of Nairobi (diocesan bishop of the above Diocese of Nairobi). From 2000, the ACK Provincial Synod and Nairobi diocese entered formal discussions to create a new arrangement for the archbishop's See; a very small new diocese was carved from Nairobi diocese, around All Saints' Cathedral itself. The remaining Nairobi diocese now elects her own bishop, who is not the archbishop; while the new See — very unusually, not named for a place or area but for its own cathedral — of All Saints' Cathedral is held ex officio by the Primate and Archbishop of All Kenya.All Saints' Cathedral Diocese — Brief History (Accessed 13 November 2017) The diocese has two archdeaconriesAnglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of All Saints Cathedral (Accessed 13 November 2017) and twelve parishes.All Saints' Cathedral Diocese — Parishes (Accessed 13 November 2017) As the archbishop's diocese, the bishops in charge of Missionary Areas (i.e. proto-dioceses) are consecrated suffragans in this diocese (regardless of the diocese which their territory belongs to) until their own diocesan See's erection.Anglican Communion directory — All Saints Cathedral Diocese (Accessed 13 November 2017)
Bishops of All Saints' Cathedral, Primates and Archbishops of All Kenya 2002–2009: Benjamin Nzimbi 2008–2011: Rob Martin, suffragan for Marsabit Mission Area (became diocesan Bishop of Marsabit) 2009–2016: Eliud Wabukala 2016–present: Ole Sapit David Mutisya, missionary Bishop of Garissa Bill Atwood, suffragan (became diocesan bishop of the International Diocese of the Anglican Church in North America) Cleti Ogeto, missionary Bishop of Lodwar
Diocese of Garissa
Garissa diocese was created from territory of Machakos diocese in 2007. Also called a missionary area,Anglican Church of Kenya — Garissa Missionary Area (Accessed 14 November 2017) Mutisya is or was a suffragan of the archbishop, in All Saints' Cathedral diocese.Anglican Communion directory — Suffragan Bishop of All Saints Cathedral Diocese (Accessed 14 November 2017) The first and so far only Bishop of Garissa, since 2007, is David Mutisya.
Military Episcopate
In November 2009, the Anglican Chaplaincy to the Kenyan Armed Forces was raised into a diocese (ordinariate). It is headquartered at the Garrison Church of St Paul at Kahawa Barracks outside Nairobi.Conger, George — New military diocese for Kenya (Accessed 2 January 2018)
Bishops for the Armed Forces From 2007, Simiyu was the first and only Bishop suffragan to the Armed Forces (presumably suffragan to the Primate possibly to the Bishop of Nairobi). 2009–present: Peter Simiyu
Diocese of Makueni
The Diocese of Makueni was erected from Machakos diocese in 2013, and Joseph Kanuku, Bishop of Machakos, moved to the new See, becoming first Bishop of Makueni.
Bishops of Makueni 2013–2016: Joseph Kanuku (previously Bishop of Machakos) 2016–present: Francis Matui
Diocese of Malindi
Malindi diocese was erected from the Diocese of Mombasa in 2015. The first bishop, since 2015,Standard — New Malindi Anglican Diocese gets first bishop (Accessed 6 November 2017) is Lawrence Dena,ACK St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Malindi (Accessed 6 November 2017) previously assistant bishop of Mombasa, and former Provincial Secretary. The diocesan pro-cathedral is St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Malindi.ACK St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Malindi — History of the Church (Accessed 6 November 2017)
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