Silas Silvius Njiru
Silas Silvius Njiru | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Meru, Kenya (Deceased) | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri |
| See | Meru |
| Appointed | 9 December 1976 |
| Installed | 9 December 1976 |
| Term ended | 18 March 2004 |
| Predecessor | Lorenzo Bessone |
| Successor | Salesius Mugambi |
| Other post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Meru (2 October 1975 - 9 December 1976) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 17 December 1955 |
| Consecration | 1 January 1976 by Cardinal Maurice Michael Otunga |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Silas Silvius Njiru October 10, 1928 Kevote, Embu County, Kenya |
| Died | 28 April 2020 (aged 91) Rivoli Hospital, Rivoli, Italy |
| Buried | Consolata Missionaries Cemetery, Turin, Archdiocese of Turin, Italy |
| Styles of Silas Silvius Njiru | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | His Grace |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Silas Silvius Njiru (10 October 1928 - 28 April 2020) was a Kenyan Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Meru from 1976 until his age-related retirement in 2004. Before that, from 1975 until 1976, he was an Auxiliary Bishop of Meru Diocese, deputizing Bishop Lorenzo Bessone who died in 1976. Bishop Njiru died on 28 April 2020 in Rivoli, Italy from complications of COVID-19. He was 91 years old.