Appointment of bishop of Kitui, Kenya

The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend John Mbua Mwandi, until now parish priest of Mulutu, as bishop of the diocese of Kitui, Kenya.

Curriculum vitae

Msgr. John Mbua Mwandi was born on 24 September 1970. He studied philosophy at Saint Augustine’s Senior Seminary of the diocese of Bungoma, and theology at Saint Matthias Mulumba Senior Seminary of the diocese of Kapsabet.

He was ordained a priest on 8 December 2001.

After ordination, he first held the offices of parish vicar in Ikutha (2002), parish priest in Miambani (2001-2005), Ikanga (2006) and at the Cathedral of Kitui (2007-2011), and dean of the Eastern Deanery (2005). He obtained a diploma in Project Management from the Kenya Institute of Management in Nairobi (2008), and went on to serve as diocesan bursar (2011-2020), pro-vicar general (2016-2020), vicar general, and to date, parish priest in Mulutu.