Bishops of Kenya
by Age
Bishops of Kenyaby Age | |
| Bishop Ordinaries of Kenya (44) | Age | Date of Birth  |
 Bishop Luigi Paiaro (91), Bishop emeritus of Nyahururu (Kenya) | 91 | 1934.09.08 |
| Bishop Patrick Joseph Harrington, S.M.A. (86), Bishop emeritus of Lodwar (Kenya) | 86 | 1939.09.12 |
 Archbishop Peter Joseph Kairo (84), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Nyeri (Kenya) | 84 | 1941.05.24 |
| Bishop Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M. (84), Bishop emeritus of Ngong (Kenya) | 84 | 1941.09.19 |
| Archbishop Zacchaeus Okoth (83), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kisumu (Kenya) | 83 | 1942.07.05 |
| Bishop Emmanuel Okombo Wandera (83), Bishop emeritus of Kericho (Kenya) | 83 | 1942.11.29 |
| Bishop Joseph Alessandro, O.F.M. Cap. (81), Bishop emeritus of Garissa (Kenya) | 81 | 1944.11.30 |
 Cardinal John Njue (80), Cardinal-Priest of Preziosissimo Sangue di Nostro Signore GesĂą Cristo and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Nairobi (Kenya) | 80 | 1946.01.01 |
| Bishop Virgilio Pante, I.M.C. (80), Bishop emeritus of Maralal (Kenya) | 80 | 1946.03.16 |
| Bishop Maurice Anthony Crowley, S.P.S. (79), Bishop emeritus of Kitale (Kenya) | 79 | 1946.05.11 |
| Bishop Anthony Ireri Mukobo, I.M.C. (76), Bishop emeritus of Isiolo (Kenya) | 76 | 1949.09.23 |
| Bishop Salesius Mugambi (75), Bishop emeritus of Meru (Kenya) | 75 | 1951.01.01 |
 Bishop Norman King’oo Wambua (73), Bishop of Machakos (Kenya) | 73 | 1952 |
 Archbishop Martin Kivuva Musonde (74), Metropolitan Archbishop of Mombasa (Kenya) | 74 | 1952.02.10 |
| Bishop Peter Kihara Kariuki, I.M.C. (72), Bishop of Marsabit (Kenya) | 72 | 1954.02.06 |
| Bishop Joseph Mairura Okemwa (71), Bishop of Kisii (Kenya) | 71 | 1954.06.29 |
 Bishop David Kamau Ng’ang’a (70), Titular Bishop of Oëa and Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi (Kenya) | 70 | 1955 |
| Archbishop Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo (69), Metropolitan Archbishop of Nairobi (Kenya) | 69 | 1956.05.18 |
| Bishop James Maria Wainaina Kungu (69), Bishop of Murang’a (Kenya) | 69 | 1956.12.23 |
| Bishop Alfred Kipkoech Arap Rotich (68), Bishop of Kericho (Kenya) | 68 | 1957.07.27 |
| Bishop Wilybard Kitogho Lagho (68), Bishop of Malindi (Kenya) | 68 | 1958.03.23 |
| Bishop John Kiplimo Lelei (67), Bishop of Kapsabet (Kenya) | 67 | 1958.08.15 |
| Bishop John Oballa Owaa (67), Bishop of Ngong (Kenya) | 67 | 1958.08.28 |
 Archbishop Dominic Kimengich (64), Coadjutor Archbishop of Mombasa (Kenya) and Bishop emeritus of Eldoret (Kenya) | 64 | 1961.04.23 |
| Bishop Joseph Ndembu Mbatia (64), Bishop of Nyahururu (Kenya) | 64 | 1961.05.10 |
| Bishop Michael Otieno Odiwa (63), Bishop of Homa Bay (Kenya) | 63 | 1962.11.11 |
| Bishop Simon Peter Kamomoe (63), Titular Bishop of Thubunæ in Numidia, Apostolic Administrator of Wote (Kenya) and Auxiliary Bishop of Wote (Kenya) | 63 | 1962.11.26 |
| Bishop Paul Kariuki Njiru (63), Bishop emeritus of Wote (Kenya) | 63 | 1963.03.11 |
| Archbishop Anthony Muheria, Opus Dei (62), Metropolitan Archbishop of Nyeri (Kenya) and Vice-President of Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops | 62 | 1963.05.27 |
| Bishop Mark Kadima (61), Bishop of Bungoma (Kenya) | 61 | 1964.04.30 |
| Bishop Hieronymus Emusugut Joya, I.M.C. (61), Bishop of Maralal (Kenya) | 61 | 1965.04.17 |
| Bishop Peter Kimani Ndung’u (59), Bishop of Embu (Kenya) | 59 | 1966.11.11 |
| Bishop Joseph Obanyi Sagwe (58), Bishop of Kakamega (Kenya) | 58 | 1967 |
| Bishop Cleophas Oseso Tuka (58), Bishop of Nakuru (Kenya) | 58 | 1967.11.26 |
| Bishop Joseph Maluki Mwongela (58), Apostolic Administrator of Kitui (Kenya), Coadjutor Bishop of Machakos (Kenya) and Bishop emeritus of Kitui (Kenya) | 58 | 1968.04.07 |
| Archbishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba (57), Metropolitan Archbishop of Kisumu (Kenya) and President of Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops | 57 | 1968.05.19 |
| Bishop Jackson Murugara, I.M.C. (56), Bishop of Meru (Kenya) | 56 | 1970.04.07 |
| Bishop Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi (53), Military Ordinary of Kenya (Kenya) | 53 | 1973.03.26 |
| Bishop John Mbinda, C.S.Sp. (52), Bishop of Lodwar (Kenya) | 52 | 1973.05.05 |
| Bishop George Muthaka, O.F.M. Cap. (51), Bishop of Garissa (Kenya) | 51 | 1974.12.28 |
| Bishop Peter Munguti Makau, I.M.C. (50), Bishop of Isiolo (Kenya) | 50 | 1975.05.06 |
| Bishop Henry Juma Odonya (49), Bishop of Kitale (Kenya) | 49 | 1976.12.10 |
| Bishop Vincent Ouma Odundo (47), Titular Bishop of Giru Marcelli and Auxiliary Bishop of Kisumu (Kenya) | 47 | 1978.06.01 |
| Bishop-elect Obed Muriungi Karobia, O.F.M. Conv. (46), Titular Bishop of Thimida and Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi (Kenya) | 46 | 1979.06.29 |
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