Ladan Kamau was an

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bishop in

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during the last quarter of the twentieth century. Gatambo was educated at St. Paul's University, Limuru and was

ordained Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform va ...

in 1949. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975–76 p554 London: OUP, 1976 He served in Kathukeni,

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Aberdare Aberdare ( ; cy, Aberdâr) is a town in the Cynon Valley area of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, at the confluence of the Rivers Dare (Dâr) and Cynon. Aberdare has a population of 39,550 (mid-2017 estimate). Aberdare is south-west of Merthyr Tyd ...

, and

Nyandarua Nyandarua County is a County in the former Central Province of Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Ol Kalou. Formerly the capital was Nyahururu, which is now part of the Laikipia County. Nyandarua County has population of 596,268 and an ...

. He was

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Nakuru Nakuru is a city in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya, Rift Valley region of Kenya. It is the capital of Nakuru County, and was formerly the capital of Rift Valley Province. As of 2019, Nakuru had an urban and rural population of 570,674 inhabitant ...

from 1969 until he became bishop of Nakuru in 1980.

References

20th-century Anglican bishops of the Anglican Church of Kenya Anglican bishops of Nakuru St. Paul's University, Limuru alumni Anglican archdeacons in Africa {{Kenya-Anglican-bishop-stub