Ph.D. Anthropological Liturgy – Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm – Rome – Italy; M.A. Pastoral Liturgy – Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm – Rome – Italy; LLM Kenya School of Law – Nairobi – Kenya; LLB (Hons) CUEA – Nairobi – Kenya; B.A. (Hons) Theology – CUEA – Nairobi – Kenya.

She is a Liturgical Theologian with over ten years experience teaching at the under-graduate, graduate and post-graduate levels and supervising the same students on their thesis projects. She is a Senior Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and all courts subordinate thereto.

African Synodality Initiative

Member | Africa I 2022 – Present

She has undertaken extensive research on synodal initiatives on the African continent and contributed to a book on the same. She is part of a group offering workshops on synodality and seminars at the parish, community and continental levels.

Doing Theology from the Existential Peripheries

Organizing Secretary – Africa | 2021 – Present

• Conducted a listening exercise with the inhabitants of Kibera, an informal dwelling settlement, on ecological conservation and how to limit drug abuse among the youth.
• Doing theological reflection based on the teachings of Laudato Si.

Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Unit

Core Team Leadership Member – Africa | 2019 – Present

• Part of team overseeing research, editing and publication on any work related to children and child protection issues.
• Member of organizing team for recently concluded congress.
• Personal research and publication of essays on variety of theological topics.

International Ecumenical Movement

Member – Africa | 2015 – Present

• Participate in regular meetings on how to promote ecumenism at the grassroots level.
• Act as advisor on Roman Catholic perspective.
• Help organize listening sessions for members of various denominations and religions.
• Part of organizing team for yearly celebrations of ecumenism.

Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Theology Professor – Kenya – | 2014 – 2022

• Formation of seminarians, religious and clergy on liturgy and pastoral norms.
• Thesis supervisor for more than 30 students at the Masters and PhD level.
• Taught liturgical theology at 3 constituent colleges of the university at the undergraduate, graduate and post graduate level.

Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa

• Pastoral Coordinator – Kenya | 2007 – 2008
• Drafted and oversaw parish pastoral programs in the archdiocese.
• Supervised all parochial pastoral directors.
• Assisted in training catechists by offering on-going workshops on various issues of faith.
• Applied successfully for grants to support pastoral initiative.
• Served on Archbishops advisory committee for pastoral issues.

St. John Hospital

Legal Consultant – Kenya | 2021 – Present

Tangaza University (Research Ethics Unit)

Legal Consultant – Kenya | 2020 – Present

1. Leonida Katunge, Forming Pastoral Agents: Steps Towards The Realization Of The Dream Of The Two African Synods On Defending The Rights Of The Poor And The Voiceless In Africa, Paulines Publication, Abuja, 2020.
2. Leonida Katunge, The Effects of Climate Change To the Pastoralists of North Eastern Region Kenya.
3. Leonida Katunge (2014), Death and its Celebration among the Kamba People of Kenya, Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany.
4. Leonida Katunge, The Spirituality of Marriage and Family Life in Amoris Laetitia in The Gospel of the Family and Contending Values in Amoris Laetitia: African Christians Challenge the Western Paradigm (Stan Illo, ed.) 2017,Wipf and Stock Publishers, Eugene.
5. Leonida Katunge, Listening In And With The Church In Africa Through The Synod, in Pocket Companion to Synodality: Voices from Africa, 2022.

Leonida Katunge, Protection of Children Rights: The Church’s Appreciation of The Laws That Govern The Rights of Children in Kenya, Catholic University of eastern Africa, 2022.

How Some of the Perceived Cultural Norms And Beliefs Have Led to The Prevalence of Sexual Violence and Abuse Against Women and Children in Makueni County (Abidjan Ivory Coast, 2022)

What is God Saying? – Theological Perspectives on Child Protection in Africa in Times of Pandemics, Nairobi, 2022.

The Fate of Pastoralists in Kenya with the increased droughts: A Case study of the Maasai community, 2021.

The effects of climate change to women and children: Is Makueni County an exemption, 2021.

Understanding of Christian Marriage from a Civil Law Perspective (Marriage Act, 2014), Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Inter-displinary Session, 27 February -1 March, 2019.

The Role of Law in the Care of the Environment, A Paper Presented at an International Conference in Tangaza University College, March, 2018.

The Liturgy in our Daily lives, Tangaza Annual Summer School on Islam and Christianity In Dialogue in Africa (TASSICDA), July, 2018.

Africae Munus: The Message for the Company of The Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent De Paul, Servants of The Poor, A Paper to be Presented in a Conference in France, July 2018.

Small Christian Community, As Avenue for Mission Theology at Grass root Level, Leuven-Tangaza-Hekima Methodologies of the Study of African History and Theology, Hekima College, 6-7 November 2018.

Leuven-Tangaza-Hekima Colonization and Decolonization-Methods of doing History- KU-Leuven, 12-16, December, 2018.

The Church and “Politics” In Africa: The Role of the Church to Refugees, Prisoners, the Military, Immigrants, IDPs, Pastoralists. A Paper presented at the 12th Interdisplinary Session organized by the Faculty of Theology at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Lang’ata Campus, Nairobi on 23rd to 25th February, 2016.

The Role of the Church in the Care of the Enviroment, A paper Presented in an International Ecumenical Conference at Tangaza University, Nairobi, May 2016.

2018 – 2019 | University of Nairobi, Kenya

Masters in Law

The Effectiveness of the Regulation of the Ban on Plastic papers in Kenya

2017- 2018 | Kenya School of Law, Kenya

Advocates Training Program

2013 – 2016 | Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Kenya

Bachelor in Law

Marriage Act 2014: An Evaluation of the Regulations in Christian Marriage vis-a-vis The Traditional Regulations of Christian Marriages in Kenya.

2011- 2013 | Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm, Rome

PhD in Anthropological – Liturgy.

Death and its Celebrations among the Akamba of Kenya: A Theological-Anthropological attempt towards the Inculturation of the Akamba Christian Death and Funeral rites Death and its Celebrations among the Akamba of Kenya: a Theological-Anthropological attempt towards the Inculturation of the Akamba Christian Death and Funeral rites.

2008- 2011 | Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm, Rome

Masters Degree in Pastoral Liturgy.

Death and its Celebrations among the Akamba People of Kenya.

2002- 2006 | The Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Bachelors in Theology.

The Youth and the Sacrament of Reconciliation in the Light of Akamba Traditional Reconciliation.

• Practicing Certificate in Law.
• Certificate of Professional Mediation.
• Certificate in Monitoring and Evaluation.
• Certificate in Basic and Advanced Italian.
• Certificate in Project Management.
• Certificate in Research Ethics.
• Certificate in Human Trafficking