Archdiocese of Nairobi

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi () 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 RÃÂ©union in RÃÂ©union
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

The seat of the archbishop is a minor basilica, the Cathedral of the Holy Family in Nairobi.

Vicar Apostolic of Northern Zanguebar (Latin Church)
Bishop Jean-Marie-Raoul Le Bas de Courmont (27 October 1883 Ã¢ÂÂ 27 November 1896)
Vicars Apostolic of Zanzibar (Latin Church)
Bishop Emile-Auguste Allgeyer (17 February 1897 Ã¢ÂÂ 3 April 1913)
Bishop John Gerald Neville (1 September 1913 Ã¢ÂÂ 8 March 1930)
Bishop John William Heffernan (15 March 1932 - 7 June 1945)
Bishop John Joseph McCarthy (11 July 1946 Ã¢ÂÂ 25 March 1953); see below
Metropolitan Archbishops of Nairobi (Latin Church)
Archbishop John Joseph McCarthy (25 March 1953 Ã¢ÂÂ 24 October 1971); see above
Archbishop Maurice Michael Otunga (24 October 1971 Ã¢ÂÂ 14 May 1997) (Cardinal in 1973)
Archbishop Raphael Ndingi Mwana'a Nzeki (21 April 1997 Ã¢ÂÂ 6 October 2007)
Archbishop John Njue (6 October 2007 Ã¢ÂÂ 4 January 2021) (Cardinal in 2007)
Archbishop Philip Anyolo (28 October 2021 Ã¢ÂÂ present)

Anthony Ireri Mukobo (1999-2006). Appointed Vicar Apostolic of Isiolo
David Kamau Ng'ang'a (Since 22 December 1999)
(1996-1997). Appointed Bishop of Kenya, Military
Simon Peter Kamomoe (13 February 2024 - 5 July 2025) Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Wote
Wallace Ng'ang'a Gachihi (13 February 2024 - 12 October 2024). Appointed Bishop of Kenya, Military (Since 12 October 2024)
Obed Muriungi Karobia (Auxiliary Bishop-Elect) (Since 26 March 2026)