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The
Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA)
BRIEF HISTORY The idea to establish a Catholic Universty in Easterm Africa was first debated by the Bishops of AMECEA in 1961. This idea could not be materialised at that time due to lack of finances and qualified personnel. But in 1974 the Bishps of AMECEA, in collaboration with the Congregation for the Evangelization of People and the Congregation for Catholic Education, decided to establish a Theological Institute known as "The Catholic Higher Institute of Eastern Africa" (CHIEA). The Institute was to award a Licentiate and the Doctorate in Theology to priest students who hold a Baccalaureate in Theology. On 3rd September 1984, the Institute was opened with 21 priest students by Rt Rev Bishop Medardo Mazombwe, the then Chairman of AMECEA, and on 18 August 1985 Pope John Paul II formally inaugurated it as The Faculty of Theology, when he came to Nairobi for the celebration of the 43rd International Eucharistic Congress. Two years after its establishment, the Graduate School of Theology was authorised by the Congregation for Catholic Education to award Canonical Degrees in some specialised disciplines of Theology. In the same letter, it was also authorised to commence the Doctorate Programme in Theology. In 1989 the same Congregation granted the validity of Statutes to endure until new statutes are issued. In 1992 the intention of the Bishops of AMECEA, to establish a Catholic University, in Eastern Africa was materialized when the President of the Republic of Kenya, His Excellency Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi, formally granted CUEA the Civil Charter entitled "The Universities Act" (cap.210B) on 3rd November 1992. Although CUEA is owned by the Bishops of AMECEA, its faculties are controlled academically by two distinct competent academic authorities, one ecclesiastical and the other civil. The faculty of Theology is directly under the control of the Congregation for Catholic Education to award canonical or ecclesistical degrees in eight areas of specialisation, and the the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is directly under the supervision of the Commisstioner for Higher Education of the Republic of Kenya, on behalf of other countries of AMECEA, to award civil degrees in sixteen areas of specialisation. AIMS OF CUEA The mission of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa is based on its Motto: "Consecrate them in truth"Jn17:17. As a centre of the community of scholars, lecturers, and students; the main aims of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa are:
The Catholic
University of Eastern Africa is, therefore, an institute where aspects
of reality, particularly African reality, values and understanding are
critically analysed and synthesised through the various sciences and disciplines
for the purpose of promoting the continous integral development of man
and woman in their environment. FACULTIES
AND DEPARTMENTS AT CUEA STUDENTS
OF CUEA FACILITIES
AT CUEA INSTITUTION
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