Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Kenyan Cardinal John Njue, who has served as Archbishop of Nairobi since 2007.
According to the Vatican News staff reporter on Monday, the Pope accepted Njue's resignation from the pastoral governance of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nairobi.
This was confirmed by the Holy See Press Office announced on Monday.
Njue tendered his resignation upon attaining the mandatory retirement age for Bishops which is 75 years.
Njue has served as Archbishop of Nairobi since 2007, when he took over from the Late Archbishop Ndingi Mwana Wa Nzeki who retired in October 2007 after attaining the retirement age of 75 years.
The Cardinal was born in Kiriari village in Embu County, Kenya, in 1944.
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