Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tororo

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tororo (Latin: Tororoën(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Tororo in Uganda.


Archidioecesis Tororoensis
Location
Country Uganda
Deaneries12
Statistics
Area8,837 km2 (3,412 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics

4,120,065
999,750 (24.3%)
Parishes46
Information
DenominationCatholicism
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman
EstablishedJuly 13, 1894 (1894-07-13)
CathedralUganda Martyrs’ Cathedral, Tororo
Secular priests109
Metropolitan ArchbishopEmmanuel Obbo, A.J.
SuffragansJinja, Kotido, Moroto, Soroti
Vicar GeneralChristopher Emuseet
Map
Location of the archdiocese within Uganda
Location of the archdiocese within Uganda

On January 2, 2014, it was announced that the Bishop of Soroti, Uganda, Emmanuel Obbo, had been named by Pope Francis to be the new Archbishop of Tororo.[1]

History

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Special churches

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The seat of the archbishop is the Uganda Martyrs’ Cathedral in Tororo.

Leadership

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  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Tororo (Roman rite)
  • Bishops of Tororo (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop James Odongo (August 19, 1968 – January 2, 1999)
    • Bishop John Francis Greif, M.H.M. (March 25, 1953 – August 17, 1968)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Tororo (Roman rite)
    • Bishop John Francis Greif, M.H.M. (May 1, 1951 – March 25, 1953)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Upper Nile (Roman rite)

Suffragan Dioceses

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2022-07-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Denis Kiwanuka Lote Installed as Archbishop of Tororo Archdiocese on September 22, 2007
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