Dioecesis Morotoënsis | |
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Location | |
Country | Uganda |
Statistics | |
Area | 14,857 km2 (5,736 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | 608,000 363,050 (59.7%) |
Parishes | 11 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholicism |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman |
Established | March 22, 1965 |
Archdiocese | Tororo |
Secular priests | 12 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Damiano Giulio Guzzetti, MCCJ |
Map | |
Location of the Diocese of Moroto within Uganda |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Moroto (Latin: Morotoën(sis)) is a diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Tororo in Uganda.
History[edit]
- March 22, 1965: Established as Diocese of Moroto from the Diocese of Gulu
Leadership[edit]
- Bishops of Moroto (Latin Church)
- Bishop Sisto Mazzoldi, M.C.C.I. (1967.06.12 – 1980)
- Bishop Paul Lokiru Kalanda (1980.11.29 – 1991.06.17)
- Bishop Henry Apaloryamam Ssentongo (1992 – 2014)
- Bishop Damiano Giulio Guzzetti, M.C.C.I. (2014.05.24 - present)[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Steven Ariong, and Esther Oluka (27 May 2014). "Moroto Diocese Gets New Bishop". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
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External links[edit]
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