Anglican dioceses of Mombasa
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The Anglican dioceses of Mombasa are the Anglican presence in and around Mombasa and south-east Kenya; they are part of the Anglican Church of Kenya. The remaining dioceses of the Church are in the areas of Maseno, of Mount Kenya, and of Nakuru.
Diocese of Mombasa
Mombasa is the oldest Kenyan diocese; it was erected from the Diocese of Eastern Equatorial Africa (which at that point covered all Uganda, Kenya and Tanganyika) in 1898. Following the addition of the territory around Kavirondo (approximately the territory of the 1961 Maseno diocese) in 1921 and the splitting of its area of northern Tanganyika in 1972, the Diocese of Mombasa comprised (only) all Kenya.
Bishops of Mombasa
1899–1916: William Peel (died in office)
1918–1936: Richard Heywood (later assistant bishop of Coventry 1937–1952)
1936–1953: Reginald Crabbe
1953–1964: Leonard Beecher (previously assistant bishop 1950–1953; also Archbishop of East Africa 1960–70; later Bishop of Nairobi 1964–1970)
1955–1961: Festo Olang', assistant bishop; suffragan for Western Kenya (Nyanza Province) from 1957; became first Bishop of Maseno
1955–1961: Obadiah Kariuki, assistant bishop; suffragan for Central and Eastern Kenya (Central Province) from 1957; became first Bishop of Fort Hall
1960–1961: Neville Langford-Smith, assistant bishop, suffragan (consecrated St Bartholomew's Day (24 August) 1960, All Saints' Cathedral, Nairobi, by Beecher); became first Bishop of Nakuru (Rift Valley Province)
1964–1981: Peter Mwang'ombe (resigned)
1981–?: Crispus Nzano, previously assistant bishop
1994–2015: Julius Kalu
?–2015: Lawrence Dena, assistant Bishop (former Provincial Secretary, 2006–2009)
2018–Present: Alphonse Baya Mwaro
Diocese of Nairobi
Founded from Mombasa diocese in 1964, the Nairobi diocese was the See of the Archbishop of Kenya from the independence of the Kenyan church in 1970 until the independent All Saints' Cathedral diocese took that role in 2002. The Diocese has been split three times: to erect Machakos diocese in 1985, the Diocese of Kajiado in 1993 and All Saints' Cathedral diocese in 2002. Until 2002, Nairobi diocese's cathedral was All Saints' Cathedral, Nairobi; since that cathedral became the seat of the new All Saints' Cathedral diocese, St Stephen's Cathedral, Nairobi, has served as the new cathedral.
Bishops of Nairobi, Archbishops of Kenya
1970–1980: Festo Olang'
1980–1994: Manasses Kuria
1997–2002: David Gitari
Bishops of Nairobi
1964–1970: Leonard Beecher, Archbishop of East Africa
2002–2010: Peter Njoka
2010–present: Joel Waweru
Diocese of Machakos
The Diocese of Machakos was erected from Nairobi diocese in 1985 and was itself split to create Kitui diocese in 1995, Garissa in 2007 and Makueni in 2013. Since 1992, the cathedral has been All Souls' Cathedral, Machakos.
Bishops of Machakos
1985–1995: Benjamin Nzimbi (afterwards first Bishop of Kitui, then Primate—Archbishop)
1995–2013: Joseph Kanuku
2013–present: Joseph Mutungi
Diocese of Taita–Taveta
On 1 July 1993, the Diocese of Taita–Taveta — named for Taita–Taveta County — was carved from the then very large Mombasa diocese.
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