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

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, 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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