Late Archbishop Emeritus Raphael Ndingi

Archbishop Emeritus Raphael Ndingi

Raphael Simon Ndingi Mwana a’ Nzeki was born in Mwala Division of Machakos District on Christmas day, 25th December 1931.

He begun priesthood formation in 1953 and was ordained a Priest on 1st January 1961 by Archbishop J. J. McCarthy (CSSp). Later he was awarded Scholarship to study History and Political Science at St. John Fischer College in Rochester NY USA where in 1969 he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Political Science.

Appointment as a Bishop

On 29th May 1969 he was appointed as the first Bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Machakos. He was among the 12 Priests raised to Episcopacy by Pope Paul VI in Kampala Uganda, on 1st August 1969. His contribution in the Diocese is evident with the seed he planted yielding to the numerous vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Two years later he was as he was appointed the First Bishop of Nakuru which had been erected on 11 January 1968 Sede Vacante. He was installed on 30th January 1972. He served a shepherd of Nakuru Diocese for twenty-five years. On 14th June 1996, Bishop Ndingi was appointed Co-adjutor Archbishop of Nairobi. He was installed at the Coadjutor Archbishop of Nairobi on 13th August 1996. On 21stJune 1997, Bishop Ndingi succeeded His Eminence Maurice Michael Cardinal Otunga as Archbishop of Nairobi predecessor. He served the Archdiocese of Nairobi as its Archbishop for ten years and retired as the in 2007, second year reign of Pope Benedict XVI.

Having fought is battle successfully, he rested peacefully on 30th March 2020 at the age of 88 years. May his soul rest in perpetual peace with its maker.

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