Diocese of

Wote

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Wote / Woten(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Nairobi

2023.07.22: Established as Diocese of Wote / Woten(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Machakos and became suffragan of Nairobi)

Bishop (2023.07.22 – ...):

Bishop Paul Kariuki Njiru (61)

Bishops of Wote (Roman Rite)

Bishop Paul Kariuki Njiru (61)
(2023.07.22 – ...)

Bishop of Wote (Kenya)

Priest of Embu (Kenya) (1993.03.01 – 2009.05.09)

Bishop of Embu (Kenya) (2009.05.09 – 2023.07.22)

Bishop of Wote (Kenya) (2023.07.22 – ...)

Ngong (←), Machakos (↖), Kitui (↗), Mombasa (↘)

Area: 8,009 km²

Population: 388,946 Catholics (39.4% of 987,653 total)

Pastoral Centres: 31 parishes

Personnel: 99 priests (90 diocesan, 9 religious), 3 deacons, 33 seminarians

Last updated on 2024.04.28