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“A source of great joy”: Kenyan Archbishop Welcomes Coadjutor Appointment, Explains Significance
['Nicholas Waigwa']
ACI Africa
I asked the Holy Father, and he accepted—not simply because you ask and you are given, but because the work is truly very great.
According to Canon 403 §3 of the Code of Canon Law, a Coadjutor Bishop or Archbishop is given the right to automatically succeed the incumbent upon retirement, resignation, or death.
Born on 23 April 1961 in Kenya’s Baringo County, served by the Catholic Diocese of Nakuru, Bishop Kimengich has served in demanding roles within the Church’s hierarchy and governance.
Meanwhile, in the January 28 interview, Archbishop Kivuva urged the people of God under his pastoral care to embrace the newly appointed Coadjutor Archbishop and emphasized the need to foster a spirit of collaboration.
He said, “I would like to tell you to receive him with joy and to see that we work together.