Maurice Michael Otunga
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Maurice Michael Otunga Servant of God |
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| Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi | |
| Archdiocese | Nairobi |
| Metropolis | Nairobi |
| See | Nairobi |
| In office | 24 October 1971 - 14 May 1997 |
| Predecessor | John Joseph McCarthy |
| Successor | Raphael Ndingi Mwana’a Nzeki |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of San Gregorio Barbarigo alle Tre Fontane (1973-2003) |
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| Ordination | 3 October 1950 by Pietro Fumasoni Biondi |
| Consecration | 25 February 1957 by James Robert Knox |
| Created Cardinal | 5 March 1973 by Pope Paul VI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Maurice Michael Otunga |
| Born | 31 January 1923 Chebukwa, Kenya |
| Died | 6 September 2003 (aged 80) Nairobi, Kenya |
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| Motto | Per ipsum et cum ipso et in ipso ("Through Him, with Him and in Him") |
| Sainthood | |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Title as Saint | Servant of God |
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Styles of Maurice Otunga |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Maurice Michael Otunga (31 January 1923 – 6 September 2003) was a Roman Catholic cardinal and the Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi who was also the Military Ordinary Emeritus for Kenya.
He was born in Chebukwa in diocese of Kakamega in 1923 and died in 2003 at the age of 80. His cause of canonization has commenced and he has been granted the title of Servant of God.
Maurice Michael Otunga was born in 1923 as the son of Wasike Lusweti Sudi and Rosa Namisi. He was given the name of "Otunga" which meant a staff the old lean on for support. He converted to Roman Catholicism and was baptized in 1935 where he was given the name of "Maurice Michael".
He studied at Mill High School in Kibabu from 1931 to 1933 and later at another school in Sijei from 1933 to 1934. He finished his studies at Mang'u High School and obtained a licentiate in theology in September 1951.
He entered the seminary of Kakamega where he began his philosophy and theology studies which he finished at the Gaba national seminary of Kampala in Uganda.
He transferred to Rome and was a student at the Pontifical Urban University. It was there that he was ordained to the priesthood on 3 October 1950. He also obtained a doctorate in theology. Those further studies spanned from 1950 to 1951. He travelled in Europe for several months in 1951 and visited northern Italy, Paris, Lourdes, England and Ireland.
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