Jackson Murugara


Jackson Murugara
Bishop of Meru, Kenya
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri
SeeDiocese of Meru
Appointed16 January 2025
Installed19 March 2025
SuccessorIncumbent
Previous postsParish priest and Rector of the Consolata Shrine in Westlands (Consolata Missionaries), Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi, Kenya
Coadjutor Bishop of Meru (16 January 2025 - 1 January 2026)
Orders
Ordination15 August 2001
Consecration19 March 2025
by Hubertus van Megen, Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo and Salesius Mugambi
Personal details
BornJackson Murugara
(1970-04-07) 7 April 1970
Kamanyaki, Tharaka-Nithi County, Diocese of Meru, Kenya
MottoGood must be done well in silence
Styles of
Jackson Murugara
Reference styleHis Excellency, The Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop
Ordination history of
Jackson Murugara
History
Diaconal ordination
Date18 November 2000
Priestly ordination
Date15 August 2001
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorHubertus van Megen
Co-consecratorsPhilip Arnold Subira Anyolo and Salesius Mugambi
Date19 March 2025
PlaceKinoru Stadium, Meru (Roman Catholic Diocese of Meru)

Jackson Murugara I.M.C., (born 7 April 1970) is a Kenyan Roman Catholic prelate who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Meru, Kenya. He is a member of the Order of the Consolata Missionaries. He was appointed bishop on 16 January 2025 by Pope Francis. He was consecrated and installed at Meru, Diocese of Meru on 19 March 2025. He succeeded as local ordinary at Meru on 1 January 2026, following the age-related retirement of Bishop Salesius Mugambi.