John Joseph Njenga
John Joseph Njenga Most Reverend | |
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| Archbishop Emeritus of Mombasa (Deceased) | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Mombasa |
| Metropolis | Mombasa |
| See | Mombasa |
| Appointed | 21 May 1990 |
| Term ended | 1 April 2005 |
| Predecessor | Nicodemus Kirima |
| Successor | Boniface Lele |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 17 February 1957 by John Joseph McCarthy |
| Consecration | 22 November 1970 by Pierluigi Sartorelli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Joseph Njenga December 25, 1928 Tigoni, Kiambu County, Kenya |
| Died | 4 November 2018 (aged 89) Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
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John Joseph Njenga (25 December 1928 - 4 November 2018) was a Roman Catholic prelate who was the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa from 1990 until his age-related retirement in 2005. Before that, from 1988 until 1990, he was the Bishop of Mombasa before the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese. Prior to Mombasa, he served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Eldoret from 1970 until 1988. He was appointed bishop on 19 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI. He died on 4 November 2018, as the Archbishop Emeritus of Mombasa, Kenya, one month shy of his 90th birthday.