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.

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Prefect Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale (Roman rite)
  • Fr. Antonio Vignato, M.C.C.I. (1923.07.16 – 1933)
• Vicar Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Angelo Negri, M.C.C.I. (1934.12.10 – 1949.11.13)
• 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)
  • Bishop Giovanni Battista Cesana, M.C.C.I. (see above 1953.03.25 – 1968.12.19)
  • Bishop Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire (1968.12.19 – 1990)
• Bishops of Gulu (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Martin Luluga (1990.02.08 – 1999.01.02), appointed Bishop of Nebbi
• Metropolitan Archbishops of Gulu (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop John Baptist Odama (since 1999.01.02)

Auxiliary Bishops

• Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire (1962-1965), appointed Bishop of Hoima; later returned here as Bishop
• Martin Luluga (1986-1990), appointed Bishop here
• Sabino Ocan Odoki (2006-2010), appointed Bishop of Arua

Suffragan Dioceses

• Arua
• Lira
• Nebbi

See also

• Catholic Church in Uganda
• List of Catholic dioceses in Uganda
• Gulu
• Kalongo Hospital

Sources

• Catholic Hierarchy

External links

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