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John Njue, the Glossary

John Njue (born 1 January 1946) is a Kenyan Cardinal of the Catholic Church.^[1]

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Roman Catholic archbishops of Nairobi
Roman Catholic archbishops of Nyeri
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Roman Catholic bishops of Murang'a

Anthony Muheria

Anthony Muheria (born 27 May 1963) is a Kenyan Catholic bishop who serves as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Nyeri. John Njue and Anthony Muheria are Kenyan Roman Catholics and Roman Catholic bishops of Embu.

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Apostolic administration

An apostolic administration in the Catholic Church is administrated by a prelate appointed by the pope to serve as the ordinary for a specific area.

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Baptism

Baptism (from immersion, dipping in water) is a Christian sacrament of initiation almost invariably with the use of water.

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Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017.

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Bishops in the Catholic Church

In the Catholic Church, a bishop is an ordained minister who holds the fullness of the sacrament of holy orders and is responsible for teaching doctrine, governing Catholics in his jurisdiction, sanctifying the world and representing the Church.

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Bride price

Bride price, bride-dowry, bride-wealth, bride service or bride token, is money, property, or other form of wealth paid by a groom or his family to the woman or the family of the woman he will be married to or is just about to marry.

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Cardinal (Catholic Church)

A cardinal (Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae cardinalis) is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church.

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Cardinal electors in the 2013 papal conclave

The papal conclave of 2013 was convened to elect a pope, the leader of the Catholic Church, to succeed Benedict XVI following his resignation on 28 February 2013.

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Charles Daniel Balvo

Charles Daniel Balvo (born June 29, 1951) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving in diplomatic service of the Holy See since 1987.

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Chuka, Kenya

Chuka is a town on the eastern slopes of Mount Kenya, in Kenya about 65 km south Of Meru Town.

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Congregation for Catholic Education

The Congregation for Catholic Education (Institutes of Study) was the pontifical congregation of the Roman Curia responsible for: universities, faculties, institutes and higher schools of study, either ecclesial or non-ecclesiastical dependent on ecclesial persons; and schools and educational institutes depending on ecclesiastical authorities.

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Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples

The Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples was a congregation of the Roman Curia of the Catholic Church in Rome, responsible for missionary work and related activities.

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Consecrator

A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy.

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Dicastery for the Clergy

The Dicastery for the Clergy, formerly named Congregation for the Clergy (formerly the Sacred Congregation for the Clergy and Sacred Congregation of the Council), is the dicastery of the Roman Curia responsible for overseeing matters regarding priests and deacons not belonging to religious orders.

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Embu, Kenya

Embu is a town located approximately northeast of Nairobi towards Mount Kenya.

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Eminence (style)

His Eminence (abbreviation H.Em. or HE) is a style of reference for high nobility, still in use in various religious contexts.

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Enthronement

An enthronement is a ceremony of inauguration, involving a person—usually a monarch or religious leader—being formally seated for the first time upon their throne.

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Episcopal conference

An episcopal conference, often also called a bishops’ conference or conference of bishops, is an official assembly of the bishops of the Catholic Church in a given territory.

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Holy orders

In certain Christian denominations, holy orders are the ordained ministries of bishop, priest (presbyter), and deacon, and the sacrament or rite by which candidates are ordained to those orders.

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Holy See Press Office

The Holy See Press Office (Sala Stampa Sanctae Sedis; Sala Stampa della Santa Sede) publishes the official news of the activities of the Pope and of the various departments of the Roman Curia.

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International Catholic Migration Commission

The International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) is an international organization that serves and protects uprooted people, including migrants, refugees, and internally displaced people, regardless of faith, race, ethnicity or nationality.

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International Criminal Court

The International Criminal Court (ICC or ICCt) is an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands.

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Jozef Tomko

Jozef Tomko (11 March 1924 – 8 August 2022) was a Slovak prelate of the Catholic Church who held positions in the Roman Curia from 1962 until he retired in 2007. John Njue and Jozef Tomko are pontifical Lateran University alumni.

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Licentiate (degree)

A licentiate (abbreviated Lic.) is an academic degree present in many countries, representing different educational levels.

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Luigi Locati

Luigi Locati (July 23, 1928 – July 14, 2005) was an Italian Catholic missionary and bishop. John Njue and Luigi Locati are 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Kenya.

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Meru South District

Meru South District, also known as Nithi District, was an unconstitutionally created district of Kenya, located in the country's Eastern Province.

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Meru, Kenya

Meru is a town in eastern Kenya.

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Minor seminary

A minor seminary or high school seminary is a secondary day or boarding school created for the specific purpose of enrolling teenage boys who have expressed interest in becoming Catholic priests.

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Nkubu

Nkubu is a town in Kenya.

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Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff

The Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (Officium de Liturgicis Celebrationibus Summi Pontificis, Ufficio delle Celebrazioni Liturgiche del Sommo Pontefice) is the section of the Roman Curia responsible for organizing and conducting liturgies and other religious ceremonies performed by the pope of the Catholic Church.

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Papal consistory

In the Roman Catholic Church a consistory is a formal meeting of the College of Cardinals called by the pope.

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Pastor

A pastor (abbreviated to "Pr" or "Ptr" (both singular), or "Ps" (plural)) is the leader of a Christian congregation who also gives advice and counsel to people from the community or congregation.

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Pastoral theology

Pastoral theology is the branch of practical theology concerned with the application of the study of religion in the context of regular church ministry.

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Paul Kariuki Njiru

Paul Kariuki Njiru (born March 11, 1963) is the Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Wote Diocese in Kenya. John Njue and Paul Kariuki Njiru are Kenyan Roman Catholic bishops.

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Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo

Philip Anyolo (born 18 May 1956) is a Kenyan prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Archbishop of Nairobi since 2021. John Njue and Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo are 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Kenya, 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Kenya and Kenyan Roman Catholic bishops.

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The Pontifical Council for Social Communications (Pontificium Consilium de Communicationibus Socialibus) was a dicastery of the Roman Curia that was suppressed in March 2016 and merged into the Secretariat for Communications (now "Dicastery for Communication").

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Pontifical Lateran University

The Pontifical Lateran University (Pontificia Università Lateranense; Pontificia Universitas Lateranensis), also known as Lateranum, is a pontifical university based in Rome.

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Pontifical Urban University

The Pontifical Urban University, also called the Urbaniana after its names in both Latin and Italian, is a pontifical university under the authority of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

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Pope Benedict XVI

Pope BenedictXVI (Benedictus PP.; Benedetto XVI; Benedikt XVI; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013.

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Pope Francis

Pope Francis (Franciscus; Francesco; Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936) is head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State.

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Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II (Ioannes Paulus II; Jan Paweł II; Giovanni Paolo II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła,; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his death in 2005.

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Pope Paul VI

Pope Paul VI (Paulus VI; Paolo VI; born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini,; 26 September 18976 August 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 21 June 1963 to his death on 6 August 1978.

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Preziosissimo Sangue di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo

The church of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ is a place of Catholic worship in Rome, seat of the parish, in the Tor di Quinto neighborhood, in Via Flaminia.

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Raila Odinga

Raila Amolo Odinga (born 7 January 1945) is a Kenyan politician who served as the Prime Minister of Kenya from 2008 to 2013.

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Raphael S. Ndingi Mwana a'Nzeki

Raphael S. Ndingi Mwana a'Nzeki (25 December 1931 — 30 March 2020) was a Kenyan bishop of the Roman Catholic Church who served as archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi in Kenya. John Njue and Raphael S. Ndingi Mwana a'Nzeki are 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Kenya and Roman Catholic archbishops of Nairobi.

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Rector (ecclesiastical)

A rector is, in an ecclesiastical sense, a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations.

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (Nairobien(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Nairobi in Kenya, and the Primatial see for Kenya.

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri (Archidioecesis Nyeriensis) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Nyeri, one of four in Kenya, Eastern Africa, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Embu

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Embu (Dioecesis Embuensis) is a diocese located in the city of Embu in the ecclesiastical province of Nyeri in Kenya. John Njue and Roman Catholic Diocese of Embu are Roman Catholic bishops of Embu.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Isiolo

The Diocese of Isiolo is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Eastern Province, Kenya.

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Senegal

Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. Senegal is bordered by Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest. Senegal nearly surrounds The Gambia, a country occupying a narrow sliver of land along the banks of the Gambia River, which separates Senegal's southern region of Casamance from the rest of the country.

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St. Peter's Basilica

The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican (Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano), or simply Saint Peter's Basilica (Basilica Sancti Petri; Basilica di San Pietro), is a church of the Italian High Renaissance located in Vatican City, an independent microstate enclaved within the city of Rome, Italy.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Njue

Also known as John Cardinal Njue, Njue, John.

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See also

20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Kenya

21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Kenya

Anglican bishops of Embu

Kenyan Roman Catholic bishops

Kenyan Roman Catholics

Kenyan cardinals

Kenyan expatriates in Italy

Members of the Congregation for the Clergy

People from Embu County

Roman Catholic archbishops of Nairobi

Roman Catholic archbishops of Nyeri

Roman Catholic bishops of Embu

Roman Catholic bishops of Murang'a

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