Wallace Ng'ang'a Gachihi

He was born on 26 March 1973 in Gatundu, Kiambu County, in the Archdiocese of Nairobi. He attended St. Mary's Molo Seminary in 1996 for his spiritual year. Later from 1997 till 1998, he did his philosophical studies at St. Augustine Major Seminary in Mabanga, Bungoma, Kenya. From 1999 to 2003 he did his theological studies at St. Matia Mulumba Major Seminary, in Nairobi. He also holds a Master's Degree in Pastoral Theology awarded by the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, in Nairobi. == Priesthood ==

He took vows as a deacon on 15 May 2004. He was ordained a priest on 21 May 2005 at Nairobi. He served as a priest of the Archdiocese of Nairobi. Over the years, he has served in various roles in the Catholic Church, including as: • Deacon at St. John the Evangelist Parish, Githiga. • Deacon at the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Kiambu • Assistant Father-in-Charge at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Kiambu • Father in Charge at St. Peter the Apostle Kikuyu Parish • Assistant Parish Priest at Regina Caeli Parish, Karen • Pastoral Coordinator of the Archdiocese of Nairobi • Parish Priest at Christ the King Church, Embakasi • Father in Charge at Queen of Apostles Parish, Ruaraka. == As bishop ==

On 13 February 2024 Pope Francis appointed Father Wallace Ng'ang'a Gachihi, as an Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi. He was consecrated and installed bishop on 6 April 2024 by Archbishop Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen, Titular Archbishop of Novaliciana and Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya. He was assisted by Archbishop Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo, Archbishop of Nairobi and Bishop David Kamau Ng'ang'a, Titular Bishop of Oëa and Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi. He was installed as the third Ordinary of Kenya Military on 12 October 2024, replacing Bishop Alfred Kipkoech Arap Rotich who, served in that role from 1997 until his retirement in 2016. == See also ==