Silas Silvius Njiru (10 October 1928 - 28 April 2020) was a Kenyan Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Meru from 1976 until his age-related retirement in 2004.
Bishop Njiru died on 28 April 2020 in Rivoli, Italy from complications of COVID-19.
[1] On 2 October 1975, Pope Paul VI appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Meru Diocese.
[1] Following the death of Bishop Lorenzo Bessone on 7 April 1976, The Holly Father, appointed Bishop Silas Silvius Njiru to succeed him as the Ordinary for Meru Diocese on 9 December 1976.
[1] As Bishop Emeritus of Meru, Kenya, he retired to the Blessed Joseph Allamano House in Alpignano, Turin Italy.