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)
  • Archbishop John Baptist Odama (since 1999.01.02)^[1]
• 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

• Arua
• Lira
• Nebbi

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Uganda
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Uganda
• Gulu

References

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

External links

• GCatholic.org: Archdiocese of Gulu
• Catholic Hierarchy.org: Archdiocese of Gulu

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