Honorific Prefix: | The Most Reverend |
Emmanuel Obbo | |
Archbishop of Tororo | |
Church: | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese: | Tororo |
Predecessor: | Denis Kiwanuka Lote |
Successor: | Incumbent |
Ordination: | 13 December 1986 |
Consecration: | 6 October 2007 |
Consecrated By: | Erasmus Desiderius Wandera |
Rank: | Bishop |
Birth Name: | Emmanuel Obbo |
Birth Date: | 7 October 1952 |
Birth Place: | Nagoke Village, Tororo District, Uganda |
Honorific Suffix: | AJ |
Emmanuel Obbo, AJ (born 7 October 1952), is a Ugandan Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Tororo since 2 January 2014.[1] He previously served as Bishop of Soroti from 2007 to 2014.[1] He is a member of the Apostles of Jesus missionary order.
Obbo was born on 7 October 1952 in Nagoke Village, Kirewa Sub-county, in present-day Tororo District, in the Eastern Region of Uganda. He was ordained a priest on 13 December 1986. He served as priest in the Archdiocese of Tororo until 27 June 2007.[1]
He was appointed Bishop of Soroti on 27 June 2007 and was consecrated a bishop at Soroti on 6 October 2007 by Bishop Erasmus Desiderius Wandera, Bishop Emeritus of Soroti, assisted by Archbishop Denis Kiwanuka Lote, Archbishop of Tororo and Archbishop James Odongo, Auxiliary Bishop of Tororo.[1]
On 2 January 2014, Obbo was appointed Archbishop of Tororo[2] and concurrently appointed Apostolic Administrator of Soroti. He was installed as Archbishop on 1 March 2014.[3] As of July 2019, he is the Archbishop of Tororo and concurrent Apostolic Administrator of Soroti.[1]