Joseph Mbatia

Joseph Ndembu Mbatia (born 10 May 1961) is a Kenyan Roman Catholic prelate who serves as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nyahururu. He was appointed bishop of Nyahururu on 24 December 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI.

Background and education He was born on 10 May 1961, at Itabua, Embu County in the Diocese of Nyeri. He studied philosophy and theology before he was ordained into priesthood on 18 February 1989.

Priest He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Nyeri on 18 February 1989. He was incardinated a priest of the Diocese of Nyahururu, Kenya in March 2003. He served in that capacity until 24 December 2011.

In April 2024, the members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB), elected Bishop Joseph Ndembu Mbatia as the vice-chairman of the conference's Commission for Interreligious Dialogue and Ecumenism (CIRDE). He deputizes the chairman of that commission, Bishop Willybard Kitogho Lagho of Malindi Diocese, until the next elections in 2027.