Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu explained

Jurisdiction:	Archdiocese
Gulu
Latin:	Archidioecesis Guluensis
Country:	Uganda
Denomination:	Catholicism
Parishes:	29
Suffragans:	Aura, Lira, Nebbi
Metro Archbishop:	Raphael p'Mony Wokorach, M.C.C.J. (designate) John Baptist Odama (emeritus)
Priests:	65
Population:	1,798,823
Catholics:	1,034,169
Catholics Percent:	57.5
Area Km2:	27945

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

The seat of the archbishop is the St. Joseph's Cathedral in Gulu.

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)^[1]

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

http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bodama.html John Baptist Odama Appointed Archbishop of Archdiocese Gulu on 2 January 1999