Walter Obare
The Most Reverend Walter Obare | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi Presiding Bishop Emeritus of ELCK | |
| Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya |
| Archdiocese | Nairobi |
| Appointed | 2002 |
| In office | 2002–2019 |
| Predecessor | Francis Nyamwaro Onderi |
| Successor | Joseph Ochola Omolo |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1982 |
| Consecration | 24 November 2002 by Samson Mushemba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 May 1947 Misambi, Nyamira County, Kenya |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
Walter Obare Omwanza is the former presiding bishop (in apostolic succession) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya (ELCK), which is a member of the Lutheran World Federation and the International Lutheran Council.
Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana, a seminary of the U.S. Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS), awarded Obare an honorary Doctor of Divinity (Honoris Causa) degree in 2006.