Since Bishop Rotich’s retirement as Military Ordinary, two Apostolic Administrators have been at the helm of Kenya’s Military Ordinariate: Mons. Benjamin Maswili, who was appointed in December 2016; and Mons. John Njue Njeru, appointed on January 30
Bishop Wallace’s appointment as Military Ordinary comes days after he presided over ACI Africa’s fifth Anniversary, which was celebrated in anticipation of the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into heaven.
In his homily during the August 9 celebration, the Kenyan Catholic Bishop emphasized the virtue of humility in the process of communicating as exemplified by the Blessed Virgin Mary.
“We will be effective communicators, good disseminators of the Good News, when we are humble, living our faith with wholehearted submission to God. When we do this, we will be able to share the right information with others, just as Mother Mary obeyed, even when she was not entirely sure of what she was saying ‘yes’ to,” he said during the ACI Africa anniversary Mass at JJ McCarthy Centre of the Assumption Sisters of Nairobi (ASN).
Bishop Wallace, who was Consecrated Bishop on April 6 alongside Bishop Simon Peter Kamomoe went on to recount how Mary, upon receiving the Good News, “did not keep it to herself but quickly shared it with others, bringing joy and hope to those she encountered.”
“We are all called to be carriers of the Good News, just as Mother Mary was. This is not a task for media people alone; it is a mission for all of us by virtue of our baptism. After receiving the Good News, go out and share it with others,” he said.
A native of ADN, where he was born in March 1973, Bishop Wallace had his Priestly formation and studies at St. Augustine's Senior Seminary Mabanga in Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Bungoma and St. Matthias Mulumba Senior Seminary Tindinyo in the Catholic Diocese of Eldoret, Kenya, respectively, all under the auspices of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB). He was ordained a Priest for ADN in May 2005.
The Catholic Church leader, who serves as Chairman of the Commission for Social Communications of KCCB obtained a master’s degree in Pastoral Theology from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA).
As a Priest, he served as the Assistant Parish Priest of Regina Coeli Parish Karen, and Parish Priest of Christ the King Church Embakasi, among other Priestly duties.
Until his February 13 Episcopal appointment, the Kenyan Catholic Bishop served as the Pastoral Coordinator of the ADN and Parish Priest of Queen of Apostles Ruaraka Parish of ADN.
