Pope appoints Fr. Munguti as co-adjutor Bishop of Isiolo

Pope Francis has appointed Father Munguti as the co-adjutor Bishop of Isiolo.

Pope Francis has appointed Father Munguti as the co-adjutor Bishop of Isiolo.

The announcement was made alongside other appointments by the Vatican on Saturday, May 4.

"The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr. Peter Munguti Makau, I.M.C., until now provincial superior of the Consolata Missionaries in Kenya and Uganda," Pope's announcement reads in part.

Messanger Peter Munguti Makau, I.M.C., was born on May 6 1975 in Nairobi.

He began his religious formation as a Consolata Missionary in Nairobi at the Consolata Seminary where he carried out his postulate and completed his studies in philosophy.

He carried out his novitiate in Sagana, Kenya, and gave his first vows on 6 August 1999.

He completed his studies in theology in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, at the Institut Saint-Eugene de Mazenod and gave his perpetual vows on December 5 2003.

He was ordained a priest on November 20 in the diocese of Machakos.

After ordination, he was awarded a diploma in canon law from the Universidad Monteavila in Caracas, Venezuela.

He has held the following offices: parish priest in Carapita, archdiocese of Caracas (2006-2014), and delegate superior for Venezuela for two mandates (2014-2019).

Since 2019 he has served as provincial superior of the Consolata Missionaries in Kenya and Uganda.