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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu
The
Roman Catholic
Archdiocese
of
Gulu
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
*
Fr
.
Antonio Vignato
, M.C.C.I.
Vicar Apostolic
of Nilo Equatoriale
*
Bishop
Angelo Negri
, M.C.C.I.
Vicar Apostolic of Gulu
* Bishop
Giovanni Battista Cesana
, M.C.C.I.
Bishops of Gulu
* Bishop
Giovanni Battista
Cesana, M.C.C.I.
* Bishop
Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire
Bishops of Gulu
* Bishop
Martin Luluga
, appointed
Bishop of Nebbi
Metropolitan
Archbishops of Gulu
* Archbishop
John Baptist Odama
Auxiliary
Bishops
Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire, appointed Bishop of Hoima; later returned here as Bishop
Martin Luluga, appointed Bishop here
Sabino Ocan Odoki, appointed
Bishop of Arua
Suffragan
Dioceses
Arua
Lira
Nebbi