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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 km (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

This is the sacred hearts Monument in the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Gulu.
This is the sacred hearts Monument in the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Gulu.

Auxiliary Bishops

Suffragan Dioceses

See also

References

  1. ACI Africa (22 March 2024). "Pope Francis Accepts Retirement of Catholic Archbishop of Gulu in Uganda, Appoints Successor". ACI Africa. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  2. Felix Warom Okello; Patrick Okaba (22 March 2024). "Pope Francis appoints Bishop Wokorach new Gulu archbishop". Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 17 January 2025.

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Gulu District
Capital: Gulu
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2°46′00″N 32°17′00″E / 2.7667°N 32.2833°E / 2.7667; 32.2833

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