(all Roman rite) Ordinaries ;
Ecclesiastical superiors of Missio sui iuris of Kenya : not available ;
Apostolic Vicars of Kenya •
Filippo Perlo,
Consolata Missionaries (I.M.C.) (born Italy) (15 Jul 1909 – 18 Nov 1925),
Titular Bishop of
Maronea (15 Jul 1909 – 4 Nov 1948), later
Superior General of Consolata Missionaries (16 Feb 1926 – retired 11 Jan 1929), died 1948 • Giuseppe Perrachon, I.M.C. (born Italy) (18 Dec 1925 – 4 Jan 1926
see below), Titular Bishop of
Centuria (18 Dec 1925 – death 14 Apr 1944) ;
Apostolic Vicars of Nyeri •
Bishop-elect Giuseppe Perrachon, I.M.C. (
see above 4 Jan 1926 – retired 18 Oct 1930), Titular Bishop of
Centuria (18 Dec 1925 – death 14 Apr 1944) •
Carlo Re, I.M.C. (14 Dec 1931 – 1947) (born Italy), Titular Bishop of
Hadrumetum (14 Dec 1931 – 29 Dec 1951), also
Apostolic Administrator of
Meru (Kenya) (1932 – 16 Sep 1936), later Bishop of
Ampurias (Italy) (29 Dec 1951 – 10 Feb 1961) and Bishop of
Civita–Tempio (Italy) (29 Dec 1951 – retired 10 Feb 1961), emeritate as Titular Bishop of
Aspona (10 Feb 1961 – death 12 Aug 1978) • Carlo Maria Cavallera, I.M.C. (19 Jun 1947 – 25 Mar 1953
see below), Titular Bishop of
Sufes (19 Jun 1947 – 25 Mar 1953), also
Apostolic Administrator of
Meru (Kenya) (1947 – 3 Mar 1954) ;
Suffragan Bishops of Nyeri •
Carlo Maria Cavallera,
I.M.C. (born Italy) (
see above 25 Mar 1953 – 25 Nov 1964), later Bishop of
Marsabit (Kenya) (25 Nov 1964 – retired 1981), died 1990 •
Caesar Gatimu (25 Nov 1964 – death 20 Feb 1987) (first native incumbent), previously Titular Bishop of
Abila in Palaestina (18 Apr 1961 – 25 Nov 1964) &
Auxiliary Bishop of Nyeri (18 Apr 1961 – 25 Nov 1964) • Nicodemus Kirima (12 Mar 1988 – 21 May 1990
see below), previously Bishop of
Mombasa (Kenya) (27 Feb 1978 – 12 Mar 1988); also President of Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (1988 – 1991 and 1989 – 1997) ;
Metropolitan Archbishops of Nyeri •
Nicodemus Kirima (
see above 21 May 1990 - death 27 Nov 2007) •
Apostolic Administrator (2007.12 – 19 Apr 2008) John Njue, while Metropolitan Archbishop of
Nairobi (Kenya) (6 Oct 2007 – ...) and
Cardinal-Priest of
Preziosissimo Sangue di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo (24 Nov 2007 [17 Feb 2008] – ...); previously Bishop of
Embu (Kenya) (9 Jun 1986 – 9 Mar 2002), President of Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (1997 – 2003)
, Coadjutor Archbishop of Nyeri (9 Mar 2002 – 6 Oct 2007), Apostolic Administrator of
Diocese of Isiolo (Kenya) (2005 – 25 Jan 2006), President of Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (2006 – 2015), Apostolic Administrator of
Roman Catholic Diocese of Muranga (Kenya) (2006.11 – 4 Apr 2009) •
Peter Joseph Kairo (19 April 2008 - retired 23 April 2017), previously Bishop of
Murang’a (Kenya) (17 Mar 1983 – 21 Apr 1997), Bishop of
Nakuru (Kenya) (21 Apr 1997 – 19 Apr 2008) •
Anthony Muheria (23 Apr 2017 – ...): previously Bishop of
Embu (Kenya) (30 Oct 2003 – 28 Jun 2008), Bishop of
Kitui (Kenya) (28 Jun 2008 – 23 Apr 2017), Apostolic Administrator of
Diocese of Machakos (Kenya) (2015.02 – 23 Apr 2017).
Coadjutor Archbishop •
John Njue (2002-2007), did not succeed to see; appointed Archbishop of Nairobi (Cardinal in 2007)
Auxiliary Bishop •
Caesar Gatimu (1961-1964), appointed Bishop here
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops •
James Maria Wainaina Kungu (priest here, 1984-2002), appointed Bishop of Muranga in 2009 •
Joseph Ndembu Mbatia (priest here, 1989-2003), appointed Bishop of Nyahururu in 2011 == Parishes by Deanery ==