List of bishops of the Anglican Church of Kenya

This list consists of the bishops in the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK), which is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The list includes the sequence of consecration, the dioceses they served, and other relevant details. It begins with the earliest bishops appointed by the Church of England before the establishment of the independent Anglican Church of Kenya. This list reflects the development and leadership transitions within the Anglican Church of Kenya, emphasizing the role of the bishops in shaping the church's direction, both during the colonial period and in independent Kenya.

Chart of bishop succession

The Roman numeral before the diocese name represents where in the sequence that bishop falls; e.g., the fourth bishop of Mombasa is written "IV Mombasa". Where a diocese is in bold type it indicates that the bishop is a current bishop of that diocese.

1–100 Bishop Consecrators Date Diocese Notes 1 John Bird Sumner, John Lonsdale, John Graham, George Tomlinson I Mauritius – Suffolk (archdcn.) – Craven (archdcn.) – Ripon (comm.) First Anglican bishop in the region, overseeing from Mauritius. Returned on a special mission in 1872. 2 Archibald Campbell Tait, George Augustus Selwyn II Mauritius Died in office. 3 III Mauritius Died in office. 4 IV Mauritius – Liverpool (asst.) 5 Edward White Benson I Eastern Equatorial Africa Martyred in Uganda; first bishop of the Diocese of Eastern Equatorial Africa. 6 Edward White Benson, Frederick Temple, Harvey Goodwin, 4, Graham Ingham, George Moule II Eastern Equatorial Africa 7 Edward White Benson III Eastern Equatorial Africa – I Uganda – Durham (can.) 8 Frederick Temple I Mombasa First Bishop of Mombasa, serving until his death in 1916. 9 James Palmer II Mombasa – Coventry (asst.) 10 Cosmo Gordon Lang III Mombasa – Portsmouth (asst.) Oversaw the diocese during the pre-independence era. 11 1954 IV Mombasa First Archbishop of the province of East Africa, also Bishop of Nairobi (1964–1970). 12 1955 V Mombasa Assistant Bishop for Western Kenya; became first Bishop of Maseno. 13 Obadiah Kariuki 1955 V Mombasa Assistant Bishop for Central and Eastern Kenya; became first Bishop of Fort Hall. 14 Peter Mwang’ombe 1964 VI Mombasa Bishop of Mombasa from 1964 until his resignation in 1981. 14 Crispus Nzano 1981 VII Mombasa Previously assistant bishop; served until 1994. 15 Alexander Muge 1983 I Eldoret First Bishop of Eldoret, consecrated from Nakuru diocese. 16 Benjamin Paul Mwanzia Nzimbi 1985 I Machakos First Bishop of Machakos, later became Archbishop. 17 Stephen Kewasis 1992 I Kitale First Bishop of Kitale, previously served as Bishop of Eldoret. 18 Julius Kalu 1994 VIII Mombasa 19 Thomas Kogo 1997 II Eldoret 20 Josephat Mule 2002 I Machakos - II Kitui 21 Rob Martin 2008 I Marsabit Suffragan for Marsabit Mission Area, later became diocesan Bishop of Marsabit. 22 Bill Atwood 2007 I International Diocese (ACNA) Suffragan Bishop, later became diocesan Bishop of the International Diocese of ACNA. 23 Cleti Ogeto 2007 I Lodwar 24 David Mutisya 2007 I Garissa 25 Joel Waweru 2010 V Nairobi 26 Joseph Muchai 2012 II Nakuru 27 Gadiel Lenini 2012 II Kajiado 28 Joseph Mutungi 2013 I Makueni 29 Francis Mboya Matui 2016 II Makueni 30 Ernest Ng'eno 2016 I Kericho First Bishop of Kericho after its creation from Nakuru diocese. 31 Jacob Lesuuda 2015 I Maralal 32 Paul Korir 2016 I Kapsabet 33 Emmanuel Chemengich 2018 II Kitale 34 Liverson Mng'onda{Diocese of Taita taveta} 2016 II Taita-Taveta 35 Lawrence Dena 2015 IX Malindi First Bishop of Malindi, previously assistant bishop of Mombasa.

See also Anglican Communion Apostolic Succession Historical Episcopate Church of England's Role in Kenya GAFCON Movement

References

External links ACK Dioceses Anglican Church of Kenya Archives