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The Holy '''Archdiocese of Kenya''' is a [[diocese]] in eastern Africa under the [[jurisdiction]] of the Greek Orthodox [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]] and All Africa. Prior to its formation in 2001, the [[archdiocese]] was part of the [[Archdiocese of Irinoupolis]].  
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The Holy '''Archdiocese of Nairobi and All Kenya''' is a [[diocese]] in eastern Africa under the [[jurisdiction]] of the Greek Orthodox [[Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria]] and All Africa. It was founded in November 28, 1958, the feast day of [[Stephen the New|Saint Stephen the New]], and the future Patriarch Nicholas VI was elected as its founding bishop the following year.
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Until 1971, its seat was in Dar es-Salaam, Tanzania, when it moved to Nairobi, Kenya. The bishopric was originally named '''Archdiocese of Irinoupolis and East Africa''', and comprised churches and missions in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. In 1992, Western Tanzania received its own bishopric, the [[Archdiocese of Mwanza|Diocese of Bukoba]], under the Archdiocese of Irinoupolis. After a long period of vacancy, it received the name '''Archdiocese of Kenya and Irinoupolis''' with the election of Abp Irenaeus in 1994, when it lost its territory in Uganda to establish the [[Archdiocese of Kampala]]. In 1999, it lost its territory in Eastern Tanzania to establish a new [[Archdiocese of Irinoupolis]] in Dar es-Salaam and was renamed '''Archdiocese of Kenya and East Africa'''. It received its current denomination under Abp Makarios in 2015 with the founding of the dioceses of [[Diocese of Nyeri|Nyeri]] and [[Diocese of Kisumu|Kisumu]].
  
 
Today, the Orthodox community of Kenya is the most numerous on the African continent, and consists of about a million parishioners out of an overall population of 35 million in the country. The Kenyan Archdiocese of the Alexandrian Patriarchate has about 200 churches, dozens of church parochial schools and a [[Orthodox Patriarchal Ecclesiastical School of Makarios III|seminary in Riruta]].<ref>''[http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=7181 Orthodox churches in Kenya are dedicated to Russian saints].'' Interfax-Religion. 21 April 2010, 12:32.</ref>
 
Today, the Orthodox community of Kenya is the most numerous on the African continent, and consists of about a million parishioners out of an overall population of 35 million in the country. The Kenyan Archdiocese of the Alexandrian Patriarchate has about 200 churches, dozens of church parochial schools and a [[Orthodox Patriarchal Ecclesiastical School of Makarios III|seminary in Riruta]].<ref>''[http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=7181 Orthodox churches in Kenya are dedicated to Russian saints].'' Interfax-Religion. 21 April 2010, 12:32.</ref>
  
 
==Ruling Bishops==
 
==Ruling Bishops==
* [[George (Gathuna) of Nitria|George (Gathuna)]] (1973 &mdash; 1979)<ref>''[http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/hierarchs/alexandria/bios/bio_george_gathuna_bishop_nitria.html GEORGE (Gathuna), Bishop of Nitria].'' Orthodox Research Institute. Retrieved: 2013-04-19.</ref><ref group="note">On November 30th 1979 Bishop George (Arthur) Gathuna was defrocked, caused by what he called a problem of leadership and authority. However, the Patriarchate accused him of a lack of vision. Following his defrocking Bishop George (Arthur) Gathuna joined a schismatic group under a bishop in Greece that followed the old calendar (Metropolitan Cyprian of Oropos and Fili - [[Holy Synod in Resistance]]). Several other Orthodox Christians in Kenya followed him. On July 16, 1987, the defrocked Bishop George (Arthur) Gathuna reposed, and his burial was attended by Metropolitan Cyprianos from the Old Calendar Orthodox Church of Greece. Eventually however, the schism was healed, and on [[November 1]], 2006, Bishop George (Arthur) Gathuna of Nitria (first Bishop of Kenya and the first Kenyan Missionary to the people of Bunyore) was reinstated posthumously by Patriarch [[Theodoros II (Choreftakis) of Alexandria|Theodoros II]] and the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Alexandria.</ref>
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* [[Nicholas VI (Varelopoulos) of Alexandria|Nicholas (Varelopoulos)]] 1959–1968
* [[Irenaeus (Talambekos) of Pilousion|Irenaeus (Talambekos)]]  1994 &mdash; 1996
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* Nicodemus (Galiatsatos) 1968–1972
* [[Petros (Giakoumelos) of Aksum|Petros (Giakoumelos)]]  (1996 &mdash; 1997)
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* Frumentios (Nasios) 1972–1981
* [[Seraphim (Kykkotis) of Zimbabwe|Seraphim (Kykkotis)]] (1997 &mdash; 2001)
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<small>(lost territory to establish the [[Archdiocese of Mwanza|Diocese of Bukoba]] and the [[Archdiocese of Kampala]])</small>
* [[Makarios (Tillyrides) of Kenya|Makarios (Tillyrides)]]  (2001 &mdash; Present)
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* [[Irenaeus (Talambekos) of Pelusium|Irenaeus (Talambekos)]]  1994–1997
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* [[Seraphim (Kykkotis) of Zimbabwe|Seraphim (Kykkotis)]]  1997–2001
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<small>(lost territory to establish the [[Archdiocese of Irinoupolis]])</small>
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* [[Makarios (Tillyrides) of Nairobi|Makarios (Tillyrides)]]  2001–Present
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<small>(lost territory to establish the [[Diocese of Nyeri]], the [[Diocese of Kisumu]] and the [[Diocese of Eldoret]])</small>
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
 
* [[Orthodox Patriarchal Ecclesiastical School of Makarios III]]
 
* [[Orthodox Patriarchal Ecclesiastical School of Makarios III]]
 
* [[Chrysostomos Papasarantopoulos]]
 
* [[Chrysostomos Papasarantopoulos]]
 
==Notes==
 
<small><references group="note" /></small>
 
  
 
==References==  
 
==References==  
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==Sources==
 
==Sources==
* [http://www.greekorthodox-alexandria.org/index.php?module=content&cid=004001 Patriarchate of Alexandria Archdiocese website]
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* [https://orthodox-church-kenya.org/ Archdiocese website]
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
* [[Makarios (Tillyrides) of Kenya]]. ''[http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/articles/church_history/makarios_tillyrides_east_africa.htm The Origin of Orthodoxy in East Africa].'' '''Orthodox Research Institute.'''
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* [[Makarios (Tillyrides) of Nairobi]]. ''[http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/articles/church_history/makarios_tillyrides_east_africa.htm The Origin of Orthodoxy in East Africa].'' '''Orthodox Research Institute.'''
 
* Amos Masaba Akunda. ''[http://uir.unisa.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10500/6428/thesis_akunda_am.pdf?sequence=1 Orthodox Christian dialogue with Banyore culture].'' '''Th.D.Thesis'''. University of South Africa, June 2010. 334 pages.
 
* Amos Masaba Akunda. ''[http://uir.unisa.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10500/6428/thesis_akunda_am.pdf?sequence=1 Orthodox Christian dialogue with Banyore culture].'' '''Th.D.Thesis'''. University of South Africa, June 2010. 334 pages.
 
:<small>"Orthodox Christianity came to the Banyore people of western Kenya in 1942...I shall examine the relation between Orthodox Christianity and Banyore culture, and show how Orthodox Christianity, in dialogue with the Banyore people, became indigenised in Bunyore culture. Thus Orthodox Christians in Bunyore do not see Orthodoxy as something foreign, but as something that has become part of their own culture."</small>
 
:<small>"Orthodox Christianity came to the Banyore people of western Kenya in 1942...I shall examine the relation between Orthodox Christianity and Banyore culture, and show how Orthodox Christianity, in dialogue with the Banyore people, became indigenised in Bunyore culture. Thus Orthodox Christians in Bunyore do not see Orthodoxy as something foreign, but as something that has become part of their own culture."</small>
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* Journey to Orthodoxy. ''[http://uocofusa.org/news_080117_3.html Orthodox Church in Kenya Destroyed].'' Orthodox Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. January 17, 2008.  
 
* Journey to Orthodoxy. ''[http://uocofusa.org/news_080117_3.html Orthodox Church in Kenya Destroyed].'' Orthodox Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. January 17, 2008.  
  
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Latest revision as of 03:28, September 7, 2021

The Holy Archdiocese of Nairobi and All Kenya is a diocese in eastern Africa under the jurisdiction of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa. It was founded in November 28, 1958, the feast day of Saint Stephen the New, and the future Patriarch Nicholas VI was elected as its founding bishop the following year.

Until 1971, its seat was in Dar es-Salaam, Tanzania, when it moved to Nairobi, Kenya. The bishopric was originally named Archdiocese of Irinoupolis and East Africa, and comprised churches and missions in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. In 1992, Western Tanzania received its own bishopric, the Diocese of Bukoba, under the Archdiocese of Irinoupolis. After a long period of vacancy, it received the name Archdiocese of Kenya and Irinoupolis with the election of Abp Irenaeus in 1994, when it lost its territory in Uganda to establish the Archdiocese of Kampala. In 1999, it lost its territory in Eastern Tanzania to establish a new Archdiocese of Irinoupolis in Dar es-Salaam and was renamed Archdiocese of Kenya and East Africa. It received its current denomination under Abp Makarios in 2015 with the founding of the dioceses of Nyeri and Kisumu.

Today, the Orthodox community of Kenya is the most numerous on the African continent, and consists of about a million parishioners out of an overall population of 35 million in the country. The Kenyan Archdiocese of the Alexandrian Patriarchate has about 200 churches, dozens of church parochial schools and a seminary in Riruta.[1]

Ruling Bishops

(lost territory to establish the Diocese of Bukoba and the Archdiocese of Kampala)

(lost territory to establish the Archdiocese of Irinoupolis)

(lost territory to establish the Diocese of Nyeri, the Diocese of Kisumu and the Diocese of Eldoret)

See also

References

  1. Orthodox churches in Kenya are dedicated to Russian saints. Interfax-Religion. 21 April 2010, 12:32.

Sources

External Links

"Orthodox Christianity came to the Banyore people of western Kenya in 1942...I shall examine the relation between Orthodox Christianity and Banyore culture, and show how Orthodox Christianity, in dialogue with the Banyore people, became indigenised in Bunyore culture. Thus Orthodox Christians in Bunyore do not see Orthodoxy as something foreign, but as something that has become part of their own culture."