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Archdiocese of Gulu

Archidioecesis Guluensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Raphael p’Mony Wokorach, M.C.C.I., Archbishop
  • John Baptist Odama, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 2 January 1999
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Uganda
  • Square Kilometers: 27,945 (10,793 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://archdiocesegulu.org
  • Mailing Address: Archbishop's House, P.O. Box 200, Gulu, Uganda
  • Telephone: (0471)432.026

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale
12 June 1923ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Bahr el-Ghazal (Region in the East) Prefecture Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale (erected)
14 July 1927Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale (Central Equatoria State) Prefecture Apostolic of Bahr el-Gebel (erected)
4 December 1929Territory AddedVicariate 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 1934ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale Vicariate Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale
Vicariate Apostolic of Gulu
1 December 1950Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale Vicariate Apostolic of Gulu
Diocese of Gulu
25 March 1953ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Gulu Diocese of Gulu
23 June 1958Territory LostDiocese of Gulu (West Nile) Diocese of Arua (erected)
4 November 1964Territory AddedDiocese of Tororo (Alanyi, Dokolo, and Amolatar) Diocese of Gulu
22 March 1965Territory LostDiocese of Gulu (Karamoja) Diocese of Moroto (erected)
12 July 1968Territory LostDiocese of Gulu (Lango) Diocese of Lira (erected)
Archdiocese of Gulu
2 January 1999ElevatedDiocese of Gulu Archdiocese of Gulu

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Gulu
1950166,2431,038,00016.0%1039493,3921614ap1951
Diocese of Gulu
1970248,615484,03451.4%852604,14383135114ap1971
1980301,059657,70545.8%1137486,27217713921ap1981
1990308,500702,50043.9%3321545,71213926524ap1991
Archdiocese of Gulu
1999760,5651,453,24452.3%29316012,6764534522ap2000
2000778,2751,496,84152.0%27305713,6535837924ap2001
2001431,448856,44850.4%3727646,7414415322ap2002
2002447,600886,80050.5%3628646,9934915323ap2003
2003610,0571,048,20858.2%28285610,8935118023ap2004
2004622,9131,079,65457.7%26275311,7535117823ap2005
2006655,2811,145,40557.2%28255312,3635116923ap2007
2013833,3721,446,01457.6%57268310,0404619026ap2014
2016902,9211,500,77060.2%56278310,8786519327ap2017
2019988,0541,649,69559.9%64289210,7397516427ap2020
20211,034,1691,798,82357.5%65339810,5525619029ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 15, Page 490, and Page 491
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 22, Page 476, and Page 477
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Gulu
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 218
  • Diocese of Gulu
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 45, Page 705, to Page 710
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 57, Page 257, and Page 258
  • Archdiocese of Gulu
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 91, Page 333, and Page 334
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