Archdiocese of Nairobi
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Nairobi in Kenya, and the Primatial see for Kenya.
History
- 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
Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is a minor basilica, the Cathedral of the Holy Family in Nairobi.Bishops
- Vicar Apostolic of Northern Zanguebar
- * Bishop Jean-Marie-Raoul Le Bas de Courmont
- Vicars Apostolic of Zanzibar
- * Bishop Emile-Auguste Allgeyer
- * Bishop John Gerald Neville
- * Bishop John William Heffernan
- * Bishop John Joseph McCarthy ; see below
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Nairobi
- * Archbishop John Joseph McCarthy ; see above
- * Archbishop Maurice Michael Otunga
- * Archbishop Raphael Ndingi Mwana'a Nzeki
- * Archbishop John Njue
- * Archbishop Philip Anyolo
Coadjutor Archbishops
Auxiliary Bishops
- Anthony Ireri Mukobo. Appointed Vicar Apostolic of Isiolo
- David Kamau Ng'ang'a
- Alfred Kipkoech Arap Rotich. Appointed Bishop of Kenya, Military
- Simon Peter Kamomoe Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Wote
- Wallace Ng'ang'a Gachihi. Appointed Bishop of Kenya, Military