Mons. Simon Peter Kamomoe (right) and Mons. Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi (left) appointed Auxiliary Bishops of Kenya’s Nairobi Archdiocese on 13 February 2024.
By Magdalene Kahiu
Pope Francis has appointed two new Auxiliary Bishops for the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) in Kenya.
The appointment of Mons. Simon Peter Kamomoe and Mons. Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi who have been assigned the Titular Sees of Thubunae in Numidia and Thucca in Mauretania, respectively, was made public by the Holy See Press Office on Tuesday, February 13.
The latest administrative updates for the Kenyan Metropolitan See headquartered in the capital city of Kenya, Nairobi, were also made public at Holy Family Minor Basilica of ADN by the Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya, Archbishop Hubertus van Megen at 14h00 East African Time on February 13.
Mons. Simon Peter Kamomoe
Born in November 1962, Mons. Kamomoe started his Priestly formation at St. Mary’s Propaedeutic Seminary, Molo, in Kenya’s
He studied his philosophical and theological studies at St. Augustine’s Senior Seminary Mabanga in Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Bungoma and St. Matthias Mulumba Senior Seminary Tindinyo in the Catholic Diocese of Eldoret, Kenya, respectively.
Mons. Kamomoe was ordained a Priest for the ADN in 1994. Since then, he has served as assistant Parish Priest, Parish Priest, and member of the College of Consultors of ADN, among other Priestly duties.
Until his February 13 Episcopal appointment, the Kenyan-born Catholic Priest has, since 2008, been serving as the Administrator of the Holy Family Minor Basica; he has also doubled as the Family Life Chaplain of Nairobi Archdiocese.
He holds a doctorate from the Nairobi-based Catholic University of Eastern African (CUEA), an entity of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA).
Mons. Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi
A native of ADN, where he was born in March 1973, Mons. Ng’ang’a had his Priestly formation and studies in the Kenyan Major Seminaries that the Bishop-elect Kamomoe attended.
Mons. Ng’ang’a was ordained a Priest for the same Kenyan Archdiocese in May 2005.
He obtained a master’s degree in Pastoral Theology from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA).
As a Priest, Fr. Ng’ang’a has served as the Assistant Parish Priest of Regina Coeli Parish Karen, and Parish Priest of Christ the King Church Embakasi, among other Priestly duties.
Until his February 13 Episcopal appointment, the Bishop-elect has been the Pastoral Coordinator of the ADN and Parish Priest of Queen of Apostle Ruaraka Parish.
Once Mons. Kamomoe and Mons. Ng’ang’a have been Consecrated Bishops, they, alongside Bishop David Kamau Ng’ang’a, will assist Archbishop Philip Anyolo in shepherding the people of God in the 3,721 square-kilometer Metropolitan See with 120 Parishes.
