Cardinal-Elect Moves to New Station

John Cardinal Njue

Function: Archbishop of Nairobi

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Birthdate: Jan 1, 2000	Country: Kenya

Elevated: Nov 24, 2007	More information:

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Cardinal-Elect Moves to New Station
Nov 01, 2007
Cardinal-elect John Njue received a rousing welcome from thousands of Catholics from the Nairobi Archdiocese as he arrived at his new station on Wednesday.

The Nation (Nairobi, 1 November 2007) The followers from 121 parishes and several chaplaincies, caused a traffic snarl-up on the Nyeri-Thika highway as they broke into song and dance to receive him.

Eager Christians and students from several Catholic Church-sponsored schools had arrived at the High Level flyover, five kilometres from Thika town, as early as 9 am and waited patiently for Cardinal Njue, who was travelling from Nyeri.

Police had a hectic time controlling traffic when he arrived two hours later in a convoy that caused a two-kilometre gridlock on the busy dual carriageway.

He was officially received by scores of priests led by assistant bishop David Kamau of Nairobi Archdiocese, which also encompasses Thika and Kiambu districts.

After a brief prayer session on the road, Cardinal Njue, who had arrived in a Peugeot 406 car, was ushered into a garlanded while Mercedes E230.

The convoy, which had now swelled, drove through Thika town to St Patrick's Parish, disrupting business.

Church leaders who welcomed the cardinal to Thika said they had much faith and confidence in his leadership, particularly during the electioneering period.

In his brief speech, the Cardinal-elect steered clear of politics only pledging to give his best in his new posting.

"I have been instructed by the Pope to leave Nyeri and come to serve in Nairobi and I will do the will of the Church, which is the will of God," he said.

He added: "Mine is to spread the teachings of Jesus and with your co-operation and that of the Church, in general, we will achieve a lot."

The Most Rev Njue, 63, was appointed the Archbishop of Nairobi by Pope Benedict on October 6, and later elevated to cardinal.

He was ordained as a priest in 1973 at the St Peter's Basilica, Rome. In 2002, he was appointed co-adjutor archbishop of Nyeri, a position he held until recently.

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