George Muthaka

George Muthaka O.F.M. Cap., (born 28 December 1974), is a Roman Catholic prelate in Kenya, who is the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Garissa, since February 2022. He was appointed bishop by Pope Francis on 17 February 2022. Prior to his appointment as Bishop of Garissa, Monsignor George Muthaka served as the vicar-general of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Garissa, Kenya. He was consecrated and installed at Garissa on 7 May 2022.

Early life and education Muthaka was born on 28 December 1974 at Ruiru, in Kiambu County, Archdiocese of Nairobi, in central Kenya. He studied philosophy at St. Bonaventure University College in Lusaka, Zambia between 1996 and 1999.He then studied theology at Tangaza University College in Nairobi, Kenya from 1999 until 2003. From 2015 until 2017, he studied at Villanova University in Pennsylvania, United States, where he graduated with a Master's degree in Church Management. He also holds a master's degree in psychology, awarded by Divine Mercy University, in Virginia, United States. Bishop George Muthaka took over the diocese from Bishop Joseph Alessandro O.F.M. Cap., the bishop emeritus of Garissa, Kenya who retired, having attained the mandatory retirement age of 75 years for Catholic bishops.