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.
Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Nakuru | |
Province: | Anglican Church of Kenya |
Bishop: | Joseph Muchai |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Nakuru |
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]
Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Elodret | |
Province: | Anglican Church of Kenya |
Bishop: | Christopher Ruto |
Cathedral: | St Matthew's Cathedral, Eldoret |
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.[5] [6]
Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Kitale | |
Province: | Anglican Church of Kenya |
Bishop: | Stephen Kewasis |
Cathedral: | St Luke's Cathedral, Kitale |
The Diocese of Kitale was erected from Eldoret diocese on 1 July 1997.[7] 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.
Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Nyahururu | |
Province: | Anglican Church of Kenya |
Bishop: | Stephen Kabora |
Cathedral: | Nyahururu Cathedral |
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.[9]
Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Province: | Anglican Church of Kenya |
Bishop: | Ernest Ng'eno |
Cathedral: | Holy Trinity Pro-Cathedral, Kericho |
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.[10] The area had previously been the Narok missionary area of Nakuru diocese.[11]
Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Province: | Anglican Church of Kenya |
Bishop: | Jacob Lesuuda |
Cathedral: | All Saints Pro-Cathedral, Maralal |
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.[12]
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.
Musa Kamuren was consecrated a suffragan bishop of Nakuru diocese in 2015.[13] He serves as Bishop of Baringo, which missionary area was and is part of the Diocese of Nakuru.
Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Province: | Anglican Church of Kenya |
Bishop: | Paul Korir |
Cathedral: | St Barnabas Pro-Cathedral, Kapsabet |
Website: | ackkapsabetdiocese.org |
The Diocese of Kapsabet was erected on 1 January 2016[14] from Eldoret diocese. Its pro-cathedral is St Barnabas, Kapsabet.[15]