List of bishops of the Anglican Church of Kenya

This list consists of the bishops in the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK), which is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The list includes the sequence of consecration, the dioceses they served, and other relevant details. It begins with the earliest bishops appointed by the Church of England before the establishment of the independent Anglican Church of Kenya. This list reflects the development and leadership transitions within the Anglican Church of Kenya, emphasizing the role of the bishops in shaping the church's direction, both during the colonial period and in independent Kenya.

Chart of bishop succession

  •    Archbishop
  •    Diocesan bishop (Ordinary)
  •    Suffragan bishop
  •    Coadjutor bishop
  •    Provisional bishop
  •    Assistant bishop
  •    Bishop pro tempore

The Roman numeral before the diocese name represents where in the sequence that bishop falls; e.g., the fourth bishop of Mombasa is written "IV Mombasa". Where a diocese is in bold type it indicates that the bishop is a current bishop of that diocese.

1–100

No. Bishop Consecrators Date Diocese Notes
1 Vincent William Ryan John Bird Sumner, John Lonsdale, John Graham, George Tomlinson November 30, 1854 I Mauritius – Suffolk (archdcn.) – Craven (archdcn.) – Ripon (comm.) First Anglican bishop in the region, overseeing from Mauritius. Returned on a special mission in 1872.
2 Thomas Goodwin Hatchard Archibald Campbell Tait, George Augustus Selwyn February 24, 1869 II Mauritius Died in office.
3 Henry Constantine Huxtable November 24, 1870 III Mauritius Died in office.
4 Peter Sorenson Royston December 15, 1872 IV Mauritius – Liverpool (asst.)
5 James Hannington Edward White Benson June 24, 1884 I Eastern Equatorial Africa Martyred in Uganda; first bishop of the Diocese of Eastern Equatorial Africa.
6 Henry Perrott Parker Edward White Benson, Frederick Temple, Harvey Goodwin, 4, Graham Ingham, George Moule October 18, 1886 II Eastern Equatorial Africa
7 Alfred Robert Tucker Edward White Benson April 25, 1890 III Eastern Equatorial Africa – I Uganda – Durham (can.)
8 William George Peel Frederick Temple June 29, 1899 I Mombasa First Bishop of Mombasa, serving until his death in 1916.
9 Richard Stanley Heywood James Palmer April 21, 1918 II Mombasa – Coventry (asst.)
10 Reginald Percy Crabbe Cosmo Gordon Lang November 30, 1936 III Mombasa – Portsmouth (asst.) Oversaw the diocese during the pre-independence era.
11 Leonard James Beecher 1954 IV Mombasa First Archbishop of the province of East Africa, also Bishop of Nairobi (1964–1970).
12 Festo Habakkuk Olang' 1955 V Mombasa Assistant Bishop for Western Kenya; became first Bishop of Maseno.
13 Obadiah Kariuki 1955 V Mombasa Assistant Bishop for Central and Eastern Kenya; became first Bishop of Fort Hall.
14 Peter Mwang’ombe 1964 VI Mombasa Bishop of Mombasa from 1964 until his resignation in 1981.
14 Crispus Nzano 1981 VII Mombasa Previously assistant bishop; served until 1994.
15 Alexander Muge 1983 I Eldoret First Bishop of Eldoret, consecrated from Nakuru diocese.
16 Benjamin Paul Mwanzia Nzimbi 1985 I Machakos First Bishop of Machakos, later became Archbishop.
17 Stephen Kewasis 1992 I Kitale First Bishop of Kitale, previously served as Bishop of Eldoret.
18 Julius Kalu 1994 VIII Mombasa
19 Thomas Kogo 1997 II Eldoret
20 Josephat Mule 2002 I Machakos - II Kitui
21 Rob Martin 2008 I Marsabit Suffragan for Marsabit Mission Area, later became diocesan Bishop of Marsabit.
22 Bill Atwood 2007 I International Diocese (ACNA) Suffragan Bishop, later became diocesan Bishop of the International Diocese of ACNA.
23 Cleti Ogeto 2007 I Lodwar
24 David Mutisya 2007 I Garissa
25 Joel Waweru 2010 V Nairobi
26 Joseph Muchai 2012 II Nakuru
27 Gadiel Lenini 2012 II Kajiado
28 Joseph Mutungi 2013 I Makueni
29 Francis Mboya Matui 2016 II Makueni
30 Ernest Ng'eno 2016 I Kericho First Bishop of Kericho after its creation from Nakuru diocese.
31 Jacob Lesuuda 2015 I Maralal
32 Paul Korir 2016 I Kapsabet
33 Emmanuel Chemengich 2018 II Kitale
34 Liverson Mng'onda 2016 II Taita-Taveta[1]
35 Lawrence Dena 2015 IX Malindi First Bishop of Malindi,[2] previously assistant bishop of Mombasa.

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Rt. Rev. Liverson Mng'onda on World Anglican Clerical Directory". World Anglican Clerical Directory. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  2. ^ "The Rt Revd Lawrence Dena - The Anglican Church Of Kenya - Anglican Communion". worldanglican.com. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
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