Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu

Coordinates: 2°46′00″N 32°17′00″E / 2.7667°N 32.2833°E / 2.7667; 32.2833
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Archdiocese of Gulu

Archidioecesis Guluensis
St Joseph's Cathedral, Gulu, seen from the road to St. Jude's
Location
Country Uganda
Statistics
Area27,945 km2 (10,790 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics

1,798,823
1,034,169 (57.5%)
Parishes29
Information
DenominationCatholicism
EstablishedJune 12, 1923 (1923-06-12)
Secular priests65
Metropolitan ArchbishopRaphael p'Mony Wokorach, M.C.C.J. (designate)
John Baptist Odama (emeritus)
SuffragansAura, Lira, Nebbi

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu (Latin: Guluen(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Gulu in Uganda.

History

  • 1923.06.12: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Nilo Equatoriale from the Apostolic Vicariate of Bahr el-Ghazal in Sudan
  • 1934.12.10: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Nilo Equatoriale
  • 1950.12.01: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Gulu
  • 1953.03.25: Promoted as Diocese of Gulu
  • 1999.01.02: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gulu

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is the St. Joseph's Cathedral in Gulu.

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Prefect Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale (Roman rite)
  • Vicar Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale (Roman rite)
  • Vicar Apostolic of Gulu (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Giovanni Battista Cesana, M.C.C.I. (1950.12.01 – 1953.03.25 see below)
  • Bishops of Gulu (Roman rite)
  • Bishops of Gulu (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Martin Luluga (1990.02.08 – 1999.01.02), appointed Bishop of Nebbi
  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Gulu (Roman rite)

Auxiliary Bishops

Suffragan Dioceses

See also

References

Sources

2°46′00″N 32°17′00″E / 2.7667°N 32.2833°E / 2.7667; 32.2833