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Military Ordinariate

“Pricks the heart and mind”: Kenyan Bishop Moved by Experiences of Catholic Sisters Serving in Non-Catholic Institutions

Oct 31, 2024

The experiences of women Religious serving in non-Catholic institutions are deeply moving, Bishop  Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi of the Military Ordinariate in Kenya has said, and pledged to rally other Catholic Bishops in the East African country to support the Sisters who have been said to grapple with a myriad of pastoral challenges.

Archbishop Hubertus van Megen during the Saturday, 12 October 2024 installation of Bishop  Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi as Kenya’s Military Local Ordinary. Credit: Radio Waumini

At Installation of Kenya’s Military Bishop, Nuncio Lauds Defence Forces for Christ-like Sacrifice in Peacekeeping

Oct 16, 2024

The Papal representative in Kenya has commended the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) for their unwavering commitment to peacekeeping, highlighting the deep connection between their sacrifice and Christ's sacrifice.

Pope Francis Congratulates Bishop Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi of Kenya’s Military Ordinariate. Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN)

“Good work!”: Pope Francis Congratulates Kenya’s New Military Ordinary after Short Stint as Auxiliary Bishop

Oct 14, 2024

Pope Francis has described Bishop Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi who he recently appointed Local Ordinary of Kenya’s Military Ordinariate as “a hardworking evangelizer” and “a passionate pastor”.

Episcopal Installation of Bishop  Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi as Local Ordinary of Kenya’s Military Ordinariate. Credit: KCCB

Servant of God Michael Cardinal Otunga’s Love for Military “is my inspiration”: New Bishop of the Kenyan Military

Oct 13, 2024

The new Catholic Bishop of Kenya’s Military Ordinariate hopes to walk in the footsteps of the Servant of God Maurice Michael Cardinal Otunga, who served as the first Local Ordinary of the Military in the East African country, and is now on a journey to the sainthood.

Bishop Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi (left) and Mons. Peter Kimani Ndung’u (right)

Auxiliary Bishop in Nairobi Appointed Kenya's Military Ordinary, Country's Embu Diocese Gets Bishop

Aug 15, 2024

Bishop  Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi, one of the three Auxiliary Bishops of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) in Kenya, has been appointed the Local Ordinary of the country’s Military Ordinariate. 

PMS Directors and PMC Coordinators from Kenyan Dioceses during their Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Nairobi, Kenya. Credit: ACI Africa

Transfers, Secularism, Language among PMS Challenges in Kenya: Officials

Feb 18, 2024

Officials of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Kenya have highlighted some of the challenges their apostolate entails, and what they do to address them.

Mons. John Njue Njeru, appointed Apostolic Administrator for Kenya’s Military Ordinariate. Credit: KCCB

Pope Francis Appoints Priest Apostolic Administrator for Kenya’s Military Ordinariate

Jan 30, 2024

Pope Francis has appointed Mons. John Njue Njeru as the Apostolic Administrator for Kenya’s Military Ordinariate.

Kenya Military Principal Chaplain and Apostolic Administrator, Msgr. Colonel Benjamin Maswili at an official function in Kenya / Kenya Defense Forces

Inside the Life of a Kenyan Cleric Serving in the Military

Dec 22, 2020

Earlier this year, as Kenyans bade farewell to the country’s longest serving president, the late former President Daniel Moi, one man stood out among the military men who were actively involved in the state-burial arrangement of Moi. The former president died on February 4 at 95.