Reverend Philip Subira Arnold Anyolo has been appointed the Archbishop of Nairobi.
The appointment was made by Pope Francis as informed by a statement dated October 27, 2021.
"I have the honour and pleasure to inform you that Pope Francis has appointed the Most Reverend Philip Anyolo, presently Archbishop of Kisumu, as Archbishop of Nairobi," the statement read in part.
File image of Archbishop Philip Anyolo. |Photo| Courtesy|
The news of the appointment was officially made public in Rome on Thursday, October 28, at 1:00 pm. (12:00pm. in Rome).
Anyolo was appointed Archbishop of Kisumu by Pope Francis in November 2018, taking over from Archbishop Zacchaeus Okoth who tendered in his resignation to when he turned 75 years in 2017.
Canon 401 §1 of the Code of Canon Law states that archdiocesan/diocesan bishops (including cardinals) are requested to submit their resignation to the pope on reaching the age of 75 years.
Prior to his stint in Kisumu, Anyolo was the bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Homabay since May 2003. He was born May 18, 1956, in Tongaren, Bungoma.
He was ordained priest for the Catholic Diocese of Eldoret on October 15, 1983. He was ordained bishop of Kericho on February 3, 1996, and installed bishop of Homabay on May 22, 2003.
He is the current chairman of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) elected for a second term on April 13, 2018.
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