| Type: | Bishop |
| Joseph Oyanga | |
| Bishop Emeritus of Lira | |
| Church: | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese: | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu |
| See: | Roman Catholic Diocese of Lira |
| Appointed: | 4 July 1989 |
| Term End: | 2 December 2003 |
| Predecessor: | Cesare Asili |
| Successor: | Giuseppe Franzelli |
| Ordination: | 15 May 1963 |
| Consecration: | 1 October 1989 |
| Consecrated By: | Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga |
| Rank: | Bishop |
| Birth Name: | Joseph Oyanga |
| Birth Date: | 28 February 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Omararii Village, Omoro Sub-county, Alebtong District,, Alebtong District, Uganda |
| Death Place: | St. Anthony's Hospital, Tororo, Uganda |
Joseph Oyanga (28 February 1936 – 21 July 2018), was a Ugandan Roman Catholic priest who served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lira from 4 July 1989 until 2 December 2003.[1]
He was born in Omararii Village, Omoro sub-county in present-day Alebtong District, in Lango sub-region, in the Northern Region of Uganda. Oyanga was ordained to the priesthood in Lira, on 15 May 1963. He served as priest in Lira Diocese until 4 July 1989.[1] [2]
He was appointed Bishop of Lira Diocese on 4 July 1989. Oyanga was consecrated bishop on 1 October 1989 at Lira by Cardinal Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga†, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala assisted by Bishop James Odongo, Bishop of the Diocese of the Uganda Military and Bishop Erasmus Desiderius Wandera, Bishop of Soroti.[1]
Joseph Oyanga died as Bishop Emeritus, Diocese of Lira, on 21 July 2018 at St. Anthony's Hospital, in the town of Tororo, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tororo.[1] [2]