Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Prefecture Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale | |||
12 June 1923 | Erected | Vicariate Apostolic of Bahr el-Ghazal (Region in the East) | Prefecture Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale (erected) |
14 July 1927 | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale (Central Equatoria State) | Prefecture Apostolic of Bahr el-Gebel (erected) |
4 December 1929 | Territory Added | Vicariate Apostolic of Upper Nile {Nilo Superiore} (Dstrict of Lira (or Langó) and part of Karamojo) | Prefecture Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale |
Vicariate Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale | |||
10 December 1934 | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale | Vicariate Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale |
Vicariate Apostolic of Gulu | |||
1 December 1950 | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale | Vicariate Apostolic of Gulu |
Diocese of Gulu | |||
25 March 1953 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Gulu | Diocese of Gulu |
23 June 1958 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Gulu (West Nile) | Diocese of Arua (erected) |
4 November 1964 | Territory Added | Diocese of Tororo (Alanyi, Dokolo, and Amolatar) | Diocese of Gulu |
22 March 1965 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Gulu (Karamoja) | Diocese of Moroto (erected) |
12 July 1968 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Gulu (Lango) | Diocese of Lira (erected) |
Archdiocese of Gulu | |||
2 January 1999 | Elevated | Diocese of Gulu | Archdiocese of Gulu |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Vicariate Apostolic of Gulu | ||||||||||||
1950 | 166,243 | 1,038,000 | 16.0% | 10 | 39 | 49 | 3,392 | 16 | 14 | ap1951 | ||
Diocese of Gulu | ||||||||||||
1970 | 248,615 | 484,034 | 51.4% | 8 | 52 | 60 | 4,143 | 83 | 135 | 114 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 301,059 | 657,705 | 45.8% | 11 | 37 | 48 | 6,272 | 1 | 77 | 139 | 21 | ap1981 |
1990 | 308,500 | 702,500 | 43.9% | 33 | 21 | 54 | 5,712 | 1 | 39 | 265 | 24 | ap1991 |
Archdiocese of Gulu | ||||||||||||
1999 | 760,565 | 1,453,244 | 52.3% | 29 | 31 | 60 | 12,676 | 45 | 345 | 22 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 778,275 | 1,496,841 | 52.0% | 27 | 30 | 57 | 13,653 | 58 | 379 | 24 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 431,448 | 856,448 | 50.4% | 37 | 27 | 64 | 6,741 | 44 | 153 | 22 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 447,600 | 886,800 | 50.5% | 36 | 28 | 64 | 6,993 | 49 | 153 | 23 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 610,057 | 1,048,208 | 58.2% | 28 | 28 | 56 | 10,893 | 51 | 180 | 23 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 622,913 | 1,079,654 | 57.7% | 26 | 27 | 53 | 11,753 | 51 | 178 | 23 | ap2005 | |
2006 | 655,281 | 1,145,405 | 57.2% | 28 | 25 | 53 | 12,363 | 51 | 169 | 23 | ap2007 | |
2013 | 833,372 | 1,446,014 | 57.6% | 57 | 26 | 83 | 10,040 | 46 | 190 | 26 | ap2014 | |
2016 | 902,921 | 1,500,770 | 60.2% | 56 | 27 | 83 | 10,878 | 65 | 193 | 27 | ap2017 | |
2019 | 988,054 | 1,649,695 | 59.9% | 64 | 28 | 92 | 10,739 | 75 | 164 | 27 | ap2020 | |
2021 | 1,034,169 | 1,798,823 | 57.5% | 65 | 33 | 98 | 10,552 | 56 | 190 | 29 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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