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
Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is and Minor Basilica is the Cathedral of the Holy Family in Nairobi.
Leadership
- Vicars Apostolic of Northern Zanguebar (Roman rite)
- Bishop Jean-Marie-Raoul Le Bas de Courmont, C.S.Sp. (1883.10.27 – 1896.11.27)
- Vicars Apostolic of Zanzibar (Roman rite)
- Bishop Emile-Auguste Allgeyer, C.S.Sp. (1897.02.17 – 1913.04.03)
- Bishop John Gerald Neville, C.S.Sp. (1913.09.01 – 1930.03.08)
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Nairobi (Roman rite)
- Archbishop John Joseph McCarthy, C.S.Sp. (1953.03.25 – 1971.10.24)
- Cardinal Maurice Michael Otunga (1971.10.24 – 1997.05.14)
- Archbishop Raphael S. Ndingi Mwana’a Nzeki (21 4 1997 - 2007)
- Cardinal John Njue (since 2007.10.06)
Suffragan dioceses
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