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	''' Joseph Mairura Okemwa''' (born 29 June 1954), is a Roman Catholic prelate in ], who is the Bishop of the ]. He was appointed as bishop by ] on 19 December 1994.<ref name="1R">{{cite web\| url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmaok.html \|title=MicroData Summary for Bishop Joseph Mairura Okemwa (born 29 June 1954), Bishop of Kisii \| date=25 February 2024 \|work=] \|author=David M. Cheney \| access-date=28 December 2024 \|location=Kansas City}}</ref>		''' Joseph Mairura Okemwa''' (born 29 June 1954), is a Roman Catholic prelate in ], who is the Bishop of the ]. He was appointed as bishop by ] on 19 December 1994.<ref name="2R">{{cite web\| url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmaok.html \|title=MicroData Summary for Bishop Joseph Mairura Okemwa (born 29 June 1954), Bishop of Kisii \| date=25 February 2024 \|work=] \|author=David M. Cheney \| access-date=27 December 2024 \|location=Kansas City}}</ref>

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Kenyan Catholic prelate

Joseph Mairura Okemwa
Bishop of Kisii
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Kisumu
See	Kisii
Appointed	19 December 1994
Installed	21 July 1995
Predecessor	Tiberius Charles Mugendi
Successor	Incumbent
Orders
Ordination	27 October 1987
Consecration	21 July 1995 by Maurice Michael Otunga
Rank	Bishop
Personal details
Born	Joseph Mairura Okemwa (1954-06-29) 29 June 1954 (age 70) Nyabururu Village, Kisii County, Diocese of Kisii, Kenya
Motto	"Cognoscetis veritatem liberabit vos" ("You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free")

Styles of Joseph Mairura Okemwa

Religious style	Bishop

Joseph Mairura Okemwa (born 29 June 1954), is a Roman Catholic prelate in Kenya, who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kisii. He was appointed as bishop by John Paul II on 19 December 1994.

Early life and education

He was born on 29 June 1954 in Nyabururu Village in Kisii County in the Diocese of Kisii, in Kenya.

Priesthood

He was ordained a priest of Kisii Diocese on 27 October 1987. He worked in that role until 19 December 1994.

As bishop

On 19 December 1994, Pope John Paul II appointed him bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kisii. He was consecrated as bishop on 21 July 1995. The Principal Consecrator was Cardinal Maurice Michael Otunga, Archbishop of Nairobi assisted by Archbishop Zacchaeus Okoth, Archbishop of Kisumu and Bishop John Njue, Bishop of Embu.