Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu

St Joseph's Cathedral, Gulu, seen from the road to St. Jude's

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.

Leadership

  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Gulu (Roman rite)
  • Bishops of Gulu (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Martin Luluga (1990.02.08 – 1999.01.02)
    • Bishop Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire (1968.12.19 – 1990)
    • Bishop Giovanni Battista Cesana, M.C.C.I. (1953.03.25 – 1968.12.19)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Gulu (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Giovanni Battista Cesana, M.C.C.I. (1950.12.01 – 1953.03.25)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Angelo Negri, M.C.C.I. (1934.12.10 – 1949.11.13)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale (Roman rite)
    • Fr. Antonio Vignato, M.C.C.I. (1923.07.16 – 1933)

Suffragan Dioceses

See also

References

  1. ↑ John Baptist Odama Appointed Archbishop of Archdiocese Gulu on 2 January 1999

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

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