List of archbishops of the Anglican Church of Kenya

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This is a list of the Archbishops and Primates of the Anglican Church of Kenya. The Anglican presence in Kenya was initially overseen by the Church of England through the Diocese of Mauritius, established in 1854, and later through the Diocese of Eastern Equatorial Africa, created in 1884. As the Anglican Church grew, the Church of the province of East Africa was established in 1960, uniting the dioceses of Kenya and Tanganyika (now Tanzania). In 1970, the province was divided, leading to the formation of the Church of the province of Kenya and the Church of the province of Tanzania. In 1998, the Church of the province of Kenya was renamed the Anglican Church of Kenya to reflect its national identity. The current Archbishop and Primate of the Anglican Church of Kenya also serves as the bishop of the Diocese of All Saints' Cathedral in Nairobi, the primatial see of the province.

No. Bishop Image Took office Left office Diocese Length of term
1 Vincent William Ryan November 30, 1854 February 24, 1869 Mauritius 14 years, 86 days
2 Thomas Goodwin Hatchard February 24, 1869 February 28, 1870 Mauritius 1 year, 4 days
3 Henry Constantine Huxtable November 24, 1870 August 11, 1871 Mauritius 260 days
4 Vincent William Ryan 1872 1872 Mauritius
5 Peter Sorenson Royston December 15, 1872 June 24, 1884 Mauritius 11 years, 192 days
6 James Hannington June 24, 1884 February 8, 1886 Eastern Equatorial Africa 1 year, 229 days
7 Henry Perrott Parker October 18, 1886 March 26, 1888 Eastern Equatorial Africa 1 year, 160 days
8 Alfred Robert Tucker April 25, 1890 June 29, 1899 Eastern Equatorial Africa 9 years, 65 days
9 William George Peel June 29, 1899 April 15, 1916 Mombasa 16 years, 291 days
10 Richard Stanley Heywood April 21, 1918 December 31, 1935 Mombasa 17 years, 185 days
11 Reginald Percy Crabbe November 30, 1936 September 30, 1953 Mombasa 16 years, 337 days
12 Leonard James Beecher February 2, 1954 August 3, 1960 Mombasa 6 years, 183 days

Church of the Province of East Africa (1960–1970)

Church of the Province of Kenya (1970–1998) and Anglican Church of Kenya (1998–Present)

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