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Diocese of Arua

Dioecesis Aruaensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Sabino Ocan Odoki, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 23 June 1958
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Gulu
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Uganda
  • Square Kilometers: 10,562 (4,079 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, P.O. Box 135, Arua, Uganda
  • Telephone: 772.438.080

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
23 June 1958ErectedDiocese of Gulu (West Nile) Diocese of Arua (erected)
23 February 1996Territory LostDiocese of Arua (Nebbi and part of Aruaëns) Diocese of Nebbi (erected)
2 January 1999Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Arua (from Kampala)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1959198,824400,00049.7%1229414,849634712ap1960
1970357,800662,07654.0%2050705,111969127ap1971
1980473,531816,20058.0%2437617,762657629ap1981
1990635,6121,389,16345.8%4529748,5896720733ap1991
1999577,0831,030,50656.0%6124856,7895612424ap2000
2000582,8001,032,50656.4%94251194,8976012525ap2001
2001584,7001,033,80456.6%96331294,5326913029ap2002
2002587,6001,223,85748.0%104251294,5556113028ap2003
2003600,0001,499,77540.0%86221085,555588626ap2004
2004610,0501,560,89039.1%6732996,16215613127ap2005
2006670,0001,650,27540.6%5830887,61316912929ap2007
2012928,0002,005,00046.3%84361207,7338213536ap2013
20151,671,4742,873,92958.2%63309317,9726510041ap2016
20182,202,0193,210,79068.6%793311219,6609214449ap2019
20202,436,6003,505,50069.5%1114715815,42110016154ap2021
20222,391,0353,427,72469.8%1034314616,3768717260ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 91, Page 333, and Page 334

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