Peter Kihara Kariuki
Peter Kihara Kariuki I.M.C. is a Kenyan Roman Catholic prelate who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Marsabit, Kenya since 2006. He previously served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Muranga, from 1999 until 2006. He was appointed bishop on 3 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II.
Early life and education
He was born in Thunguri, Kirinyaga County, Kenya, on 6 February 1954. After studying philosophy and Theology, he was ordained a priest in 1983.Priest
He was ordained priest of the Consolata Missionaries on 16 December 1983. He served in that capacity until 3 June 1999.Bishop
On 3 June 1999 The Holy Father John Paul II appointed him Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Muranga. On 11 September 1999, he was consecrated and installed at Muranga by the hands of Archbishop Giovanni Tonucci, Titular Archbishop of Torcello assisted by Archbishop Nicodemus Kirima, Archbishop of Nyeri and Bishop John Njue, Bishop of Embu.On 25 November 2006 Pope Benedict XVI accepted the age-related resignation from pastoral duties of Bishop Ambrogio Ravasi, I.M.C., as Ordinary of Marsabit Diocese. On the same day, The Holy Father appointed Bishop Peter Kihara Kariuki, of Muranga Diocese to succeed the retiring prelate. Bishop Peter Kihara Kariuki, I.M.C. was installed as the Ordinary of the diocese of Marsabit on 25 January 2007. He continues to serve in that capacity as of 2024.