Nicodemus Kirima
Nicodemus Kirima | |
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| Archbishop Archbishop of Nyeri, Kenya (Deceased) | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri |
| Metropolis | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri |
| See | Nyeri |
| Appointed | 21 May 1990 |
| Term ended | 27 November 2007 |
| Predecessor | Caesar Gatimu |
| Successor | Peter Joseph Kairo |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Mombasa (14 May 1978 - 12 March 1988) Bishop of Nyeri (12 March 1988 – 21 May 1990) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 22 December 1962 |
| Consecration | 14 May 1978 by Cardinal Maurice Michael Otunga |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nicodemus Kirima 3 March 1936 |
| Died | 27 November 2007 (aged 71) Nairobi Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya |
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Nicodemus Kirima (3 March 1936 - 27 November 2007) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri from 1990 until his death in 2007. Previously, he served as the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Nyeri from 1988 until 1990. Before that, he was the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mombasa from 1978 until 1988. He was appointed bishop on 27 February 1978 by Pope Paul VI. He died in office on 27 November 2007, at the age of 71 years, as Archbishop of Nyeri, Kenya.