Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu {Latin: Guluen(sis)} is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Gulu in Uganda.
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[edit] 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
[edit] Special Churches
The seat of the archbishop is the St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Gulu.
[edit] Leadership
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Gulu (Roman rite)
- Archbishop John Baptist Odama (since 1999.01.02)
- 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)
