Cesare Asili Explained

Type:Bishop
Cesare Asili
Bishop Emeritus of Lira
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu
See:Roman Catholic Diocese of Lira
Appointed:12 July 1968
Term End:12 October 1988
Predecessor:None
Successor:Joseph Oyanga
Ordination:15 May 1963
Consecration:27 October 1968
Consecrated By:Laurean Rugambwa
Rank:Bishop
Birth Name:Cesare Asili
Birth Date:20 September 1924
Birth Place:Moyo, Uganda

Cesare Asili (20 September 1924 – 12 October 1988) was a Ugandan Catholic priest who served as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lira. He was appointed bishop of Lira on 12 July 1968 and he died as such on 12 October 1988.[1]  

Background and priesthood

Asili was born on 20 September 1924, in Moyo, Moyo District, West Nile sub-region, in the Northern Region of Uganda. He was ordained a priest on 5 June 1955.[1]

As bishop

Asili was appointed Bishop of Lira on 12 July 1968 and was consecrated a bishop at Lira on 27 October 1968 by Cardinal Laurean Rugambwa, Bishop of Bukoba, assisted by Archbishop Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga, Archbishop of Archdiocese of Kampala and Archbishop Amelio Poggi, Titular Archbishop of Cercina. Asili died as Bishop of Lira, on 12 October 1988, at the age of 64 years.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: . Bishop Cesare Asili . 30 April 2018 . 19 July 2019 . David M. Cheney . Kansas City.