Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (Latin: Nairobien(sis)) 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

The seat of the archbishop is a Minor Basilica, the Cathedral of the Holy Family in Nairobi.

Vicars Apostolic of Northern Zanguebar (Roman rite)

Bishop Jean-Marie-Raoul Le Bas de Courmont, C.S.Sp. (27 October 1883 – 27 November 1896)

Vicars Apostolic of Zanzibar (Roman rite)

Bishop Emile-Auguste Allgeyer, C.S.Sp. (17 February 1897 – 3 April 1913)

Bishop John Gerald Neville, C.S.Sp. (1 September 1913 – 8 March 1930)

Metropolitan Archbishops of Nairobi (Roman rite)

Archbishop John Joseph McCarthy, C.S.Sp. (25 March 1953 – 24 October 1971)

Cardinal Maurice Michael Otunga (24 October 1971 – 14 May 1997)

Archbishop Raphael S. Ndingi Mwana’a Nzeki (21 April 1997 - 2007)

Cardinal John Njue (since 6 October 2007)

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