Sospeter Magua was an

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bishop in

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during the last quarter of the Twentieth Century. Magua was educated at

St. Paul's University, Limuru St. Paul's University, is a private Christian ecumenical University with its main campus in Limuru, Kiambu County Kiambu County is a county in the former Central Province of Kenya. Its capital is Kiambu and its largest town is Thika. Kiambu Co ...

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 ...

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in 1953 and priest in 1955. He served in the

Anglican Diocese of Mombasa The Anglican dioceses of Mombasa are the Anglican Communion, Anglican presence in and around Mombasa and south-east Kenya; they are part of the Anglican Church of Kenya. The remaining dioceses of the Church are in the areas Anglican dioceses of Mas ...

until 1961. He was

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from 1964 to 1971;

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of the Anglican Diocese of Mount Kenya from 1971 to 1973; and Provincial Secretary of Kenya from 1973 to 1976. He was Bishop of Mount Kenya South from 1976 to 1982. Magua died at

Muranga Murang'a (or Muranga) is a town in Murang'a County of Kenya. Before the independence of Kenya in 1963, this town used to be called Fort Hall. It is the administrative centre of Murang'a County and is mainly inhabited by the Kikuyu community. A ...

in December 2019 through a fatal road accident.Obituary Kenya
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References

20th-century Anglican bishops of the Anglican Church of Kenya 2019 deaths Anglican bishops of Mount Kenya South St. Paul's University, Limuru alumni Anglican archdeacons in Africa {{Kenya-Anglican-bishop-stub