His Grace Archbishop Emeritus Raphael Ndingi Mwana a’Nzeki popularly known as Ndingi Mwana a’Nzeki has died.
His Eminence John Cardinal Njue announced the passing of the Archbishop on Tuesday.
Ndingi Mwana a’Nzeki who was born on December 25, 1931, in Mwala Machakos county died on Monday night which has brought the entire country mourning over his sudden death.
Ndingi Mwana a’Nzeki was a retired Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi in Kenya.
Ndingi joined Kiserian Seminary after completing his primary school education where he was later ordained as a priest in 1961 as he served under JJ McCarthy of the Nairobi Diocese who was then the Archbishop.
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Ndingi Mwana a’Nzeki was ordained as a bishop in 1969 and served in that capacity in the dioceses of Machakos and Nakuru before being appointed as Coadjutor Archbishop of Nairobi in 1996 as an assistant to then-Cardinal Maurice Michael Otunga.
Ndingi Mwana a’Nzeki became an Archbishop of Nairobi officially on April 21, 1997, after succeeding Cardinal Michael Otunga.
Ndingi was later retired by Pope Benedict XVI on October 6, 2007, after turning 75 years.
The current Cardinal John Njue who was his assistant in Nakuru.
