Silas Silvius Njiru (10 October 1928 – 28 April 2020) was a Kenyan

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bishop. Njiru was born in

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and was ordained to the priesthood in 1955. He served as

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of ''Maturba'' and auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Meru, Kenya, in 1975 and 1976. Njiru then served as bishop of the Meru Diocese from 1976 to 2004.

Death

Njiru died on 28 April 2020, in

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, Italy, from

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during the

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