The　ordered　mesoporous　Cu-CeO2　and　Cu-Co-CeO2　were　prepared　by　nanocasting　method　using　KIT-6　as　hard　template.　Their　application　in　water　gas　shift　(WGS)　were　investigated.　It　is　demonstrated　that　the　addition　of　Co　promotes　CO　conversion　and　thermal　stability.　The　superior　WGS　catalytic　properties　in　Cu-Co-CeO2　are　associated　with　the　formation　of　Co2O3　and　Co3O4　species　providing　CO　adsorption　sites　and　the　existence　of　more　Lewis　and　Brønsted　acid　sites.　©　2015　Elsevier　B.V.