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A poster announcing the Silver Jubilee of Blessed Bakanja Seminary. Credit: AMECEA

At 25, Kenya-based Blessed Bakanja Seminary Making Inroads into Central, Southern Africa

Oct 23, 2023

When the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) established Blessed Bakanja Seminary 25 years ago, the Nairobi-based Catholic institution admitted only 19 Seminarians from Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Logo Blessed Bakanja AMECEA College. Credit: Blessed Bakanja AMECEA College

AMECEA Appeals for Support for Kenya-based Regional Seminary to “run without hurdles”

Oct 23, 2023

The leadership of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) is appealing for the support of the Blessed Bakanja Seminary to overcome challenges involved in the formation of Seminarians enrolled at the Nairobi-based institution. 

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