The Anglican Church of Kenya (AC Kenya) is a member church of the Anglican Communion. Currently there are twenty-nine dioceses that make up the Church of Kenya, each one headed by a Bishop. The Anglican Communion uses the compass rose as its symbol, signifying its worldwide reach and decentralized nature. ... Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ... A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy who, in certain Christian churches, holds a position of authority. ...
Each diocese is divided into Archdeaconries, each headed by a Senior Priest. The Archdeaconries are further subdivided into Parishes, headed by a Parish Priest. Parishes are subdivided into sub-parishes, headed by Lay Readers. An archdeacon is a senior position in some Christian churches, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. ... Roman Catholic priests in traditional clerical clothing. ... A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ... A Lay Reader is a layperson authorized by a bishop of the Anglican or Roman Catholic church to read some parts of a service of worship. ...
The church was founded originally as the diocese of Eastern Equatorial Africa (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania) in 1884, with James Harrington as the first bishop; however, Anglican missionary activity had been present in the area since 1844, when Dr. Johann Ludwig Krapf landed in Mombasa. In 1898, the diocese was split into two, with the new diocese of Mombasa governing Kenya and northern Tanzania (the other diocese later became the Church of Uganda); northern Tanzania was separated from the diocese in 1927. In 1955, the diocese's first African bishops, Festo Olang’ and Obadiah Kariuki, were consecrated by the Archbishop of Canterbury in Uganda (Olang’ would be elected the first African Archbishop in 1970); in 1960, the province of East Africa, comprising of Kenya and Tanzania, was formed with L.J. Beecher as archbishop. Tanzania seceded from the province in 1970 and was created as its own province. Portrait of James Harrington, oil on canvas, c. ... Johann Ludwig Krapf (born January 11, 1810 in Tübingen-Derendingen; died November 26, 1881 in Korntal-Münchingen) was a German missionary in East Africa, an explorer, linguist, and traveler. ... Province of the Church of Uganda is a member church of the Anglican Communion. ... Arms of the see of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior clergyman of the established Church of England and symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ...
The current archbishop of AC Kenya, as of 2006, is The Most Rev. Benjamin M. Nzimbi.
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The AnglicanChurch of Kenya (AC Kenya) is a member church of the Anglican Communion.
The church was founded originally as the diocese of Eastern Equatorial Africa (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania) in 1884, with James Harrington as the first bishop; however, Anglican missionary activity had been present in the area since 1844, when Dr. Johann Ludwig Krapf landed in Mombasa.
In 1898, the diocese was split into two, with the new diocese of Mombasa governing Kenya and northern Tanzania (the other diocese later became the Church of Uganda); northern Tanzania was separated from the diocese in 1927.
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