# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/paul-kariuki-njiru
# Generated: 2026-08-14T22:11:53.283Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/paul-kariuki-njiru"
name: "Paul Kariuki Njiru"
slug: "paul-kariuki-njiru"
description: "Paul Kariuki Njiru is a Roman Catholic prelate in Kenya, who served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wote, Kenya from 22 July 2023\tuntil his resignation on 25 March 2026. Prior to his appointment as Bishop of Wote, he served as the Bishop of the Diocese of Embu, Kenya from 25 July 2009 until 22 July 2023. He was appointed bishop on 9 May 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI. He was consecrated at Embu, Kenya on 25 July 2009 by Cardinal John Njue, Archbishop of Nairobi. On 22 July 2023, Pope Francis transferred him to the diocese of Wote and appointed him local ordinary there. Pope Leo XIV accepted the bishop's early resignation on 25 March 2026 at the age of 63 years."
tagline: "Kenyan Roman-Catholic bishop"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Mitre_plain_2.png/330px-Mitre_plain_2.png"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1963-03-11"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump