{{Short description|Dioceses of the Anglican Church of Kenya}} The Anglican '''dioceses of Mount Kenya''' represent the Anglican presence in east-central, northern and northeastern Kenya. They are part of the Anglican Church of Kenya. The remaining dioceses of the Church are located in the regions Mombasa, Maseno, and Nakuru. {{anchor|Diocese of Mount Kenya South|Diocese of Mount Kenya|Diocese of Fort Hall}}
==Diocese of Mount Kenya South== {{Infobox diocese |jurisdiction = Diocese |name = Mount Kenya South |image = |caption = |province = Anglican Church of Kenya |bishop = Charles Muturi |cathedral = St James's Cathedral, Kiambu |congregations = |members = |website = http://ack-mtkenyasouth.org }} The Diocese of Fort Hall was renamed as Mount Kenya diocese in 1964, a few years after its erection from the Diocese of Mombasa; it was then split in 1975, into East and South; Kariuki, the last Bishop of Mount Kenya, became the first Bishop of Mount Kenya South. The Central diocese was split off in 1984, the West in 1993, and then Thika diocese (from the South and Central dioceses) in 1998.<ref name="ACK-MKS">[http://www.ackenya.org/dioceses/mtkenya_south.html Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Mount Kenya South] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104105949/http://www.ackenya.org/dioceses/mtkenya_south.html |date=2010-11-04 }} (Accessed 4 November 2017)</ref> The present cathedral is St James's Cathedral Kiambu.<ref>[http://www.ackstjamescathedralchurchkiamb.insideke.com/ ACK St James Cathedral Church, Kiambu] (Accessed 4 November 2017)</ref>
===Bishops of Fort Hall=== *1961–1964: Obadiah Kariuki
===Bishops of Mount Kenya=== *1964–1975: Obadiah Kariuki **Esbon Ngaruiya, Assistant Bishop<ref name="sta-thika">[http://standrewsthika.or.ke/index.php/history-of-the-church St Andrew's Thika — History of the Church] (Accessed 28 December 2017)</ref>
===Bishops of Mount Kenya South=== *1975–1976: Obadiah Kariuki (retired)<ref>{{Church Times | title = Retirement of Kenyan bishop | archive = 1976_08_20_013 | issue = 5923 | date = 20 August 1976 | page = 13 | accessed = 4 November 2017 }}</ref> *1976–1982: Sospeter Magua *1985–1995 : George Njuguna (resigned)<ref name="gitari74">Gitari, David. ''Troubled but not Destroyed: Autobiography'' [https://books.google.com/books?id=TVlZDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT74 p. 74] (Accessed 4 November 2017)</ref> *1996–2004: Peter Njenga<ref name="nakalona">{{cite web|url=https://ifrapressarch.nakalona.fr/files/original/cc9dcbba89ff050a1f2b2e95e7efe47d.pdf|last=Koros|first=Winnie|title=All Saints Provost Njenga Now Bishop |access-date=5 November 2017}}</ref> *2004–2019: Timothy Ranji *2019–present: Charles Muturi (previously Assistant Bishop since 31 October 2010)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ackmtkenyasouth.co.ke/meet-the-bishop/|title=Meet the Bishop}}</ref> {{anchor|Diocese of Embu|Diocese of Mount Kenya East}}
==Diocese of Embu== {{Infobox diocese |jurisdiction = Diocese |name = Embu |image = |caption = |province = Anglican Church of Kenya |bishop = David Muriithi |cathedral = St Paul's Cathedral, Embu |congregations = |members = |website = http://ackembu.org }} The Diocese of Mount Kenya East was erected from Mount Kenya diocese in 1975 and was itself then split on 1 July 1990, when Kirinyaga diocese was formed: Gitari was elected to that See, but the old cathedral of the eastern mountain diocese was in the new Embu diocese. On 1 July 1997, the Diocese was split again to create Mbeere diocese.<ref>[http://www.ackenya.org/dioceses/embu.html Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Embu] (Accessed 28 December 2017)</ref>
===Bishops of Mount Kenya East=== *20 July 1975{{snd}}1990: David Gitari (became first Bishop of Kirinyaga) **July 1984{{snd}}1989: Bob Beak, Assistant Bishop of Marsabit<ref name="gitari58">Gitari, David. ''Troubled but not Destroyed: Autobiography'' [https://books.google.com/books?id=TVlZDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT58 p. 58] (Accessed 25 November 2017)</ref>
===Bishops of Embu=== *1990–2006: Moses Njue *2 July 2006{{snd}}2014: Henry Kathii (retired)<ref>[http://ackcathedralembu.org/?p=619 ACK Cathedral Embu — Henry Nyaga Kathii] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229113753/http://ackcathedralembu.org/?p=619 |date=2017-12-29 }} (Accessed 28 December 2017)</ref> *7 December 2014{{snd}}present: David Muriithi {{anchor|Diocese of Mount Kenya Central}}
==Diocese of Mount Kenya Central== {{Infobox diocese |jurisdiction = Diocese |name = Mount Kenya Central |image = |caption = |province = Anglican Church of Kenya |bishop = Timothy Gichere |cathedral = St James and All Martyrs Cathedral, Murang'a |congregations = |members = |website = }} Erected in 1984<ref>{{Church Times | title = New dioceses in Kenya | archive = 1985_04_26_004 | issue = 6376 | date = 26 April 1985 | page = 4 | accessed = 23 November 2017 }}</ref> on the division of Mount Kenya South diocese, the Central diocese was itself split in 1993 (Mount Kenya West) and in 1998 (Thika).<ref>[http://www.ackenya.org/dioceses/mtkenya_central.html Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Mt Kenya Central] (Accessed 28 December 2017)</ref>
===Bishops of Mount Kenya Central=== *1984–1993: John Mahia-ini *1993–2003: Julius Gatambo **16 June 2002{{snd}}present: Allan Waithaka, Assistant Bishop (also Archbishop's Commissary, i.e. acting bishop diocesan, 2015–2017) *2004–2015: Isaac Ng'ang'a *31 July 2017{{snd}}present: Timothy Gichere<ref name="tg-con">[https://theslopes.co.ke/muranga-ack-diocese-mt-kenya-central-gets-new-bishop/ News from the Slopes — ACK Diocese of Mt. Kenya Central Gets New Bishop] (Accessed 28 December 2017)</ref> {{anchor|Diocese of Kirinyaga}}
==Diocese of Kirinyaga== {{Infobox diocese |jurisdiction = Diocese |name = Kirinyaga |image = |caption = |province = Anglican Church of Kenya |bishop = Joseph Kibuchua |cathedral = St Thomas Cathedral, Kerugoya |congregations = |members = |website = http://ackirinyaga.org }} The Kirinyaga diocese was created in July 1990 from the Diocese of Mount Kenya East; the Diocese of Meru was split from this diocese in 1997.<ref>[http://ackirinyaga.org/index.php/about-us/our-history Kirinyaga Diocese — Our History] (Accessed 28 December 2017)</ref>
===Bishops of Kirinyaga=== *1991–1997: David Gitari (previously Bishop of Mount Kenya East; became Archbishop of Kenya and Bishop of Nairobi) *1997–2012: Daniel Ngoru **?–2006 (died): William Waqo, Assistant Bishop and Provincial Secretary *9 December 2012{{snd}}present: Joseph Kibuchua<ref>[http://www.ackenya.org/dioceses/kirinyaga.html Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Kirinyaga] (Accessed 28 December 2017)</ref> {{anchor|Diocese of Mount Kenya West}}
==Diocese of Mount Kenya West== {{Infobox diocese |jurisdiction = Diocese |name = Mount Kenya West |image = |caption = |province = Anglican Church of Kenya |bishop = Joseph Kagûnda |cathedral = St Peter's Cathedral, Nyeri |congregations = |members = |website = }} Mount Kenya West was erected in 1993 from Mount Kenya Central.<ref>[http://www.ackenya.org/dioceses/mtkenya_west.html Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Mt Kenya West] (Accessed 28 December 2017)</ref>
===Bishops of Mount Kenya West=== Between the diocese's erection and Chipman's consecration, the archdeacon, Domenic Mûthoga Ndaî, was Archbishop's Commissary (acting bishop).<ref>[https://ackstpeterscathedralnyeri.org/history.html ACK St Peter's Cathedral, Nyeri — History] (Accessed 28 December 2017)</ref> *4 July 1993{{snd}}2004: Alfred Chipman *8 August 2004{{snd}}present: Joseph Kagûnda {{anchor|Diocese of Mbeere}}
==Diocese of Mbeere== {{Infobox diocese |jurisdiction = Diocese |name = Mbeere |image = |caption = |province = Anglican Church of Kenya |bishop = Moses Nthuka |cathedral = St Peter's Cathedral, Mbeere |congregations = |members = |website = }} The Diocese of Mbeere was erected from the Diocese of Embu on 1 July 1997.<ref>[http://www.ackenya.org/dioceses/mbeere.html Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Mbeere] (Accessed 28 December 2017)</ref>
===Bishops of Mbeere=== *26 October 1997{{snd}}?: Gideon Ireri *12 October 2008{{snd}}present: Moses Nthuka {{anchor|Diocese of Meru|Diocese of Meeru}}
==Diocese of Meru== {{Infobox diocese |jurisdiction = Diocese |name = Meru |image = |caption = |province = Anglican Church of Kenya |bishop = Charles Mwendwa |cathedral = St Stephen's Cathedral, Kinoru |congregations = |members = |website = }} 1 July 1997 also saw the creation of the Diocese of Meru from the Diocese of Kirinyaga.<ref>[http://www.ackenya.org/dioceses/meru.html Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Meru] (Accessed 28 December 2017)</ref>
===Bishops of Meru=== *1998–2002: Henry Paltridge *22 December 2002{{snd}}present: Charles Mwendwa {{anchor|Diocese of Thika}}
==Diocese of Thika== {{Infobox diocese |jurisdiction = Diocese |name = Thika |image = |caption = |province = Anglican Church of Kenya |bishop = Julius Wanyoike |cathedral = St Andrew's Cathedral, Thika |congregations = |members = |website = http://ackthikadiocese.org/ }} Thika diocese was created from portions of two dioceses — Mount Kenya South and Mount Kenya Central — on 1 July 1998.<ref>[http://www.ackenya.org/dioceses/thika.html Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Thika] (Accessed 28 December 2017)</ref>
===Bishops of Thika=== At the first diocesan synod, 2 July 1998, John Mutonga, the archdeacon, was named the Archbishop's Commissary (i.e. acting bishop) until the first bishop's consecration.<ref>[http://ackthikadiocese.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/History-of-Thika-Diocese.pdf Anglican Diocese of Thika — History of Thika Diocese] (Accessed 28 December 2017)</ref> *31 January 1999{{snd}}?: Gideon Githiga *2013–present: Julius Wanyoike {{anchor|Diocese of Marsabit|Marsabit Mission Area}}
==Diocese of Marsabit== {{Infobox diocese |jurisdiction = Diocese |name = Marsabit |image = |caption = |province = Anglican Church of Kenya |bishop = Qampicha Wario |cathedral = St Peter's Cathedral, Marsabit |congregations = |members = |website = }} Marsabit, then in the Diocese of Kirinyaga, was erected into a Mission Area directly under the Archbishop in 2008 — it was therefore part of the All Saints' Cathedral Diocese — and eventually given autonomy as its own diocese in 2011.<ref>[http://www.ackenya.org/dioceses/marsabit.html Anglican Church of Kenya — Diocese of Marsabit] (Accessed 28 December 2017)</ref>
===Bishops of Marsabit=== Rob Martin was the bishop for the Mission Area from 2008, as a suffragan bishop of the Archbishop and therefore of the All Saints' Cathedral Diocese. *2011–2016: Rob Martin<ref>[https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000182426/troubled-murang-a-ack-diocese-placed-under-rep Standard Media — Troubled Murang’a ACK diocese placed under rep] (Accessed 28 December 2017)</ref><ref>[https://www.sgsgashtead.com/Publisher/File.aspx?id=166784 Crosslinks letter, February 2016] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229112518/https://www.sgsgashtead.com/Publisher/File.aspx?id=166784 |date=2017-12-29 }} (Accessed 28 December 2017)</ref> *2016–present: Daniel Qampicha Wario (consecrated 1 May 2016)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ackenya.org/list-of-dioceses/marsabit/|title = Marsabit - ACK}}</ref> {{anchor|Diocese of Murang'a South|Murang'a South Mission Area}}
==Diocese of Murang'a South== {{Infobox diocese |jurisdiction = Diocese |name = Murang'a South |image = |caption = |province = Anglican Church of Kenya |bishop = Julius Karanu Gicheru |cathedral = St Peter's Cathedral, Kenol |congregations = |members = |website = http://ackmurangasouth.org }} Similarly, Murang'a South was another Mission Area of All Saints' from 2008, but originally part of Kirinyaga diocese. It has been a diocese in its own right since 2013.
===Bishops of Murang'a South=== *25 May 2014{{snd}}present: Julius Karanu Gicheru
==References== {{Portal|Christianity}} {{Reflist}} {{Bishops of Mount Kenya}}
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