Anglican dioceses of Nakuru

Dioceses of the Anglican Church of Kenya

The Anglican dioceses of Nakuru are the Anglican presence in and around Nakuru, west-central, north-east and south-central Kenya; they are part of the Anglican Church of Kenya. The remaining dioceses of the Church area in the areas of Mombasa, of Maseno, and of Mount Kenya.

## Diocese of Nakuru

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"Anglican Diocese of Nakuru" redirects here. Not to be confused with Roman Catholic Diocese of Nakuru.

Diocese of Nakuru

Location
Ecclesiastical province| Anglican Church of Kenya
Information
Cathedral| Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Nakuru
Current leadership
Bishop| Joseph Muchai

Nakuru diocese was founded in 1960 from the Diocese of Mombasa, and has since been split twice: to create the Diocese of Eldoret in 1983 and Nyahururu in 1998. It now includes the missionary area of Baringo, which has a suffragan bishop.[1] The Cathedral of the Good Shepherd lies in Nakuru town.[2]

### Bishops of Nakuru

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* 1961–1975: Neville Langford-Smith (retired)[3]
* 1976–1980: Manasses Kuria (became Archbishop)[4]
* 1980–?: Ladan Kamau[5]
* 1990[6]–2011: Stephen Mwangi
* 2004–2008: Ole Sapit, Bishop of Kericho (became first bishop of that diocese)
* 2012–present: Joseph Muchai
* 2010–?: Peter Arok, Bishop of Twic East (separatist "missionary bishop" to South Sudan)[7]
* Musa Kamuren, Bishop of Baringo

## Diocese of Eldoret

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"Anglican Diocese of Eldoret" redirects here. Not to be confused with Roman Catholic Diocese of Eldoret.

Diocese of Elodret

Location
Ecclesiastical province| Anglican Church of Kenya
Information
Cathedral| St Matthew's Cathedral, Eldoret
Current leadership
Bishop| Christopher Ruto
Website
ackdioceseofeldoret.org

The Diocese of Eldoret was erected from Nakuru diocese in January 1983, and has since been split twice: to create Kitale in 1997 and Kapsabet in 2015.[8][9]

### Bishops of Eldoret

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* 5 June 1983 - 1990: Alexander Muge
* 12 January 1992 - 1997: Stephen Kewasis (became first Bishop of Kitale)
* 1997–2010: Thomas Kogo
* 9 January 2011 - present: Christopher Ruto

## Diocese of Kitale

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"Diocese of Kitale" redirects here. Not to be confused with Roman Catholic Diocese of Kitale.

Diocese of Kitale

Location
Ecclesiastical province| Anglican Church of Kenya
Information
Cathedral| St Luke's Cathedral, Kitale
Current leadership
Bishop| Stephen Kewasis

The Diocese of Kitale was erected from Eldoret diocese on 1 July 1997.[10] Since 2017, Lodwar missionary area, geographically within Kitale diocese, has been under the care of a missionary bishop, suffragan to the Bishop of All Saints, the Primate of All Kenya.

### Bishops of Kitale

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* 1997–2018: Stephen Kewasis (previously Bishop of Eldoret)
* 2017–present: Samson Tuliapus, assistant Bishop of Kapenguria[11]
* 2018–present Emmanuel Chemengich

## Diocese of Nyahururu

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"Diocese of Nyahururu" redirects here. Not to be confused with Roman Catholic Diocese of Nyahururu.

Diocese of Nyahururu

Location
Ecclesiastical province| Anglican Church of Kenya
Information
Cathedral| Nyahururu Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop| Stephen Kabora

Created from Nakuru diocese on 1 January 1998, the Diocese of Nyahururu has since been split once: to create the Maralal missionary area (now diocese) in 2009.[12]

### Bishops of Nyahururu

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* 1998–2013: Charles Gaikia
* Jacob Lesuuda, Bishop of Maralal
* 2013–present: Stephen Kabora

## Diocese of Kericho

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"Diocese of Kericho" redirects here. Not to be confused with Roman Catholic Diocese of Kericho.

Diocese of

Location
Ecclesiastical province| Anglican Church of Kenya
Information
Cathedral| Holy Trinity Pro-Cathedral, Kericho
Current leadership
Bishop| Ernest Ng'eno
Website
http://ackkcodioc.org

In 2008, Kericho diocese was erected from an area of Nakuru diocese for which Sapit had been responsible as suffragan since 2004.[13] The area had previously been the Narok missionary area of Nakuru diocese.[14]

### Bishops of Kericho

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* 1 May 2008 - 2016: Ole Sapit (elected Primate of Kenya)
* 2016–present: Ernest Ng'eno

## Diocese of Maralal

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"Diocese of Maralal" redirects here. Not to be confused with Roman Catholic Diocese of Maralal.

Diocese of

Location
Ecclesiastical province| Anglican Church of Kenya
Information
Cathedral| All Saints Pro-Cathedral, Maralal
Current leadership
Bishop| Jacob Lesuuda

The Diocese was founded in 2015; it had become a missionary area in 2009, before which it was part of Nyahururu diocese. As a missionary area, it was under the care of Lesuuda (since 1 March 2009) as a suffragan of the Primate.[15]

### Bishops of Maralal

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* 3 October 2015 - present: Jacob Lesuuda

## Lodwar Missionary Area

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Cleti Ogeto has been the suffragan bishop of All Saints' Diocese for the Lodwar Missionary Area — the Bishop of Lodwar — since before 2010. The territory now in the missionary area was previously of Kitale diocese.

## Baringo Missionary Area

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Musa Kamuren was consecrated a suffragan bishop of Nakuru diocese in 2015.[16] He serves as Bishop of Baringo, which missionary area was and is part of the Diocese of Nakuru.

## Diocese of Kapsabet

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Diocese of

Location
Ecclesiastical province| Anglican Church of Kenya
Information
Cathedral| St Barnabas Pro-Cathedral, Kapsabet
Current leadership
Bishop| Paul Korir
Website
ackkapsabetdiocese.org

The Diocese of Kapsabet was erected on 1 January 2016[17] from Eldoret diocese. Its pro-cathedral is St Barnabas, Kapsabet.[18]

### Bishops of Kapsabet

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* 12 June 2016 - present: Paul Korir[19]

## References

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* Christianity portal

1. ^ Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Nakuru (Accessed 4 November 2017)
2. ^ Cathedral Church of the Good Shepherd-Nakuru Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 4 November 2017)
3. ^ "Bp Langford-Smith". Church Times. No. 6831\. 14 January 1994. p. 6\. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 4 November 2017 - via UK Press Online archives.
4. ^ "Kenyans elect their new Archbishop". Church Times. No. 6115\. 25 April 1980. p. 16\. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 4 November 2017 - via UK Press Online archives.
5. ^ Kagema, Dickson Nkonge. "Leadership training for Mission in the Anglican Church of Kenya" (online) p. 188
6. ^ "Overseas Appointments". Church Times. No. 6633\. 30 March 1990. p. 4\. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 22 July 2019 - via UK Press Online archives.
7. ^ "Rt Rev Bishop Peter Bol Arok - Anglcian Church of South Sudan". Archived from the original on 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
8. ^ ACK Diocese of Eldoret — History (Accessed 29 December 2017)
9. ^ Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Eldoret Archived 2011-08-21 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 29 December 2017)
10. ^ Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Kitale (Accessed 24 January 2018)
11. ^ The Star — Kitale Diocese ACK split over selection of assistant bishop (Accessed 24 January 2018)
12. ^ Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Nyahururu (Accessed 25 January 2018)
13. ^ "May 2016".
14. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2018-01-25.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
15. ^ Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Maralal (Accessed 25 January 2018)
16. ^ "Chiefs in Baringo put on notice over insecurity, cattle rustling". 29 June 2020.
17. ^ Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Kapsabet (Accessed 25 January 2018)
18. ^ "Governance | ACK Kapsabet Diocese".
19. ^ "About Us | ACK Kapsabet Diocese".

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Bishops of Nakuru and of related dioceses

Nakuru diocese|

* Neville Langford-Smith
* Manasses Kuria
* Ladan Kamau
* Stephen Mwangi
* Ole Sapit, Bishop of Kericho (became first bishop of that diocese)
* Joseph Muchai
* Peter Arok, Bishop of Twic East
* Musa Kamuren, Bishop of Baringo

Eldoret diocese|

* Alexander Muge
* Stephen Kewasis (became first Bishop of Kitale)
* Thomas Kogo
* Christopher Ruto

Kitale diocese|

* Stephen Kewasis (previously Bishop of Eldoret)
* Samson Tuliapus, assistant Bishop of Kapenguria
* Emmanuel Chemengich

Nyahururu diocese|

* Charles Gaikia
* Stephen Kabora

Kericho diocese|

* Ole Sapit (elected Primate of Kenya)
* Ernest Ng'eno

Maralal diocese|

* Jacob Lesuuda

Kapsabet diocese|

* Paul Korir

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