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Diocese of Wote

Dioecesis Votensis


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Bishop(s)

  • Paul Kariuki Njiru, Bishop
  • Simon Peter Kamomoe, Apostolic Administrator
  • Simon Peter Kamomoe, Auxiliary Bishop

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)
  • Description: Makueni County
  • Mailing Address: Kenya

Past and Present Ordinaries


Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
22 July 2023ErectedDiocese of Machakos (Makueni County) 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.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased


Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicę Sedis, Volume 115, Page 841, and Page 842

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