<P> CUEA was founded on 3 September 1984 in Nairobi Kenya as a Graduate School of Theology , under the name the Catholic Higher Institute of Eastern Africa ( CHIEA ) . The Institute was founded by the regional ecclesiastical authority known as Association of Member Episcopal Conferences of Eastern Africa ( AMECEA ) . The member countries of AMECEA are : Eritrea , Ethiopia , Kenya , Malawi , Sudan , Tanzania , Uganda and Zambia. Initially , CHIEA offered two - year Licentiate / MA programmes in Theology , as authorized by the Congregation for Catholic Education , Vatican City ( cf . Prot . N. 821 / 80 / 34 ) , effective 2 May 1984 . On 3 September of the same year , it was officially inaugurated by the Right Reverend Bishop Medardo Mazombwe , the then Chairman of AMECEA . On 18 August 1985 , it was formally opened by Pope John Paul II . In 1986 , the Graduate School of Theology started negotiations with the Commission for Higher Education in Kenya to establish the Catholic University of Eastern Africa ( CUEA ) . </P>
<P> CUEA was founded on 3 September 1984 in Nairobi Kenya as a Graduate School of Theology , under the name the Catholic Higher Institute of Eastern Africa ( CHIEA ) . The Institute was founded by the regional ecclesiastical authority known as Association of Member Episcopal Conferences of Eastern Africa ( AMECEA ) . The member countries of AMECEA are : Eritrea , Ethiopia , Kenya , Malawi , Sudan , Tanzania , Uganda and Zambia. Initially , CHIEA offered two - year Licentiate / MA programmes in Theology , as authorized by the Congregation for Catholic Education , Vatican City ( cf . Prot . N. 821 / 80 / 34 ) , effective 2 May 1984 . On 3 September of the same year , it was officially inaugurated by the Right Reverend Bishop Medardo Mazombwe , the then Chairman of AMECEA . On 18 August 1985 , it was formally opened by Pope John Paul II . In 1986 , the Graduate School of Theology started negotiations with the Commission for Higher Education in Kenya to establish the Catholic University of Eastern Africa ( CUEA ) . </P>
where is catholic university of east africa located
where is catholic university of east africa located
Nairobi Kenya
Nairobi Kenya