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Diocese of Wote

Dioecesis Votensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Paul Kariuki Njiru, Bishop
  • Norman King’oo Wambua, Apostolic Administrator

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 22 July 2023
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Nairobi
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Kenya
  • Square Kilometers: 8,009 (3,093 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Kenya

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
22 July 2023ErectedDiocese of Machakos Diocese of Wote (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
2023388,946987,65339.4%909993,92832131ap2024

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

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