Nicodemus Kirima

Nicodemus Kirima was born on 3 March 1936 in Karatina, Nyeri District, Nyeri County, Kenya. He studied philosophy and theology before he was ordained priest in December 1962. ==Priest==

He was ordained a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Nyeri on 22 December 1962. He served in that capacity until 27 February 1978. ==Bishop==

The Holy Father Paul VI appointed him as the Bishop of Mombasa Catholic Diocese, on 27 February 1978. He served in that capacity until 12 March 1988. He was consecrated and installed at Mombasa on 14 May 1978 by the hands of Cardinal Maurice Michael Otunga, Archbishop of Nairobi assisted by Archbishop Agostino Cacciavillan, Titular Archbishop of Amiternum and Bishop John Njenga, Bishop of Eldoret. On 12 March 1988, Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of the diocese of Nyeri, to succeed the late Bishop Caesar Gatimu. On 21 May 1990, The Holy Father elevated the Diocese of Nyeri to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri. Bishop Nicodemus Kirima was selected as the first archbishop of the new "Metropolitan See". ==Illness and death==

In 2002, Archbishop Kirima underwent a kidney transplant, when his brother donated one of his kidneys to him. In 2006, while on a trip to the United States, he developed kidney failure. His health continued to deteriorate over the next one year. On 4 November 2007, while receiving kidney dialysis at Consolata Mission Hospital Mathari, he went into a coma. He was airlifted to Nairobi Hospital for further treatment and management. He died there on 27 November 2007. He was 71 years old. ==See also==

(26 January 1957 - 27 February 1978) (25 November 1964 - 20 February 1987) ==References==