Joseph Ndembu Mbatia (born 10 May 1961) is a Kenyan Roman Catholic prelate who serves as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nyahururu. He was appointed bishop of Nyahururu on 24 December 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI.
Background and education
He was born on 10 May 1961, at Itabua, Embu County in the Diocese of Nyeri. He studied philosophy and theology before he was ordained into priesthood on 18 February 1989.
Priest
He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Nyeri on 18 February 1989. He was Incardinated a priest of the Diocese of Nyahururu, Kenya in March 2003. He served in that capacity until 24 December 2011.
As bishop
On 24 December 2011, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nyahururu. He was consecrated and installed at Nyahururu in the Diocese of Nyahururu on 24 March 2012. The Principal Consecrator was John Cardinal Njue, Archbishop of Nairobi assisted by Archbishop Peter Joseph Kairo, Archbishop of Nyeri and Bishop Luigi Paiaro, Bishop Emeritus of Nyahururu. He succeeded Bishop Liugi Paiaro who retired, having reached retirement age. Bishop Mbatia continues to serve as the Ordinary for Nyahururu.
In April 2024, the members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB), elected Bishop Joseph Ndembu Mbatia as the vice-chairman of the conference's Commission for Interreligious Dialogue and Ecumenism (CIRDE). He deputizes the chairman of that commission, Bishop Willybard Kitogho Lagho of Malindi Diocese, unil the next elections in 2027.
See also
- Catholic Church in Kenya
References
Succession table
External links
- Against “natural order of beings”: Kenyan Catholic Bishop on Support for LGBTQ Tendencies
