Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu

Archdiocese of Gulu

*Archidioecesis Guluensis*
Archdiocese of Gulu; Archidioecesis Guluensis
	St Joseph's Cathedral, Gulu, seen from the road to St. Jude's
Location
Country	Uganda
Statistics
Area	27,945 km2 (10,790 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	; 1,798,823; 1,034,169 (57.5%);
Parishes	29
Information
Denomination	Catholicism
Established	June 12, 1923
Secular priests	65
Metropolitan Archbishop	Raphael p'Mony Wokorach, M.C.C.J. (designate); John Baptist Odama (emeritus)
Suffragans	Aura, Lira, Nebbi
Map
	; Archidioces of Gulu

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

History

1923.06.12: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Nilo Equatoriale from the Apostolic Vicariate of Bahr el-Ghazal in Sudan
1934.12.10: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Nilo Equatoriale
1950.12.01: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Gulu
1953.03.25: Promoted as Diocese of Gulu
1999.01.02: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gulu

The seat of the archbishop is the St. Joseph's Cathedral in Gulu.

Prefect Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale (Roman rite)
- Fr. Antonio Vignato, M.C.C.I. (1923.07.16 – 1933)
Vicar Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale (Roman rite)
- Bishop Angelo Negri, M.C.C.I. (1934.12.10 – 1949.11.13)
Vicar Apostolic of Gulu (Roman rite)
- Bishop Giovanni Battista Cesana, M.C.C.I. (1950.12.01 – 1953.03.25 see below)
Bishops of Gulu (Roman rite)
- Bishop Giovanni Battista Cesana, M.C.C.I. (see above 1953.03.25 – 1968.12.19)
- Bishop Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire (1968.12.19 – 1990)
Bishops of Gulu (Roman rite)
- Bishop Martin Luluga (1990.02.08 – 1999.01.02), appointed Bishop of Nebbi
Metropolitan Archbishops of Gulu (Roman rite)
- Archbishop John Baptist Odama ((2 January 1999 - 22 March 2024)^[1]
- Archbishop Raphael p'Mony Wokorach (since 22 March 2024)^[2]

This is the sacred hearts Monument in the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Gulu.

Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire (1962-1965), appointed Bishop of Hoima; later returned here as Bishop
Martin Luluga (1986-1990), appointed Bishop here
Sabino Ocan Odoki (2006-2010), appointed Bishop of Arua

^ ACI Africa (22 March 2024). "Pope Francis Accepts Retirement of Catholic Archbishop of Gulu in Uganda, Appoints Successor". ACI Africa. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
^ Felix Warom Okello; Patrick Okaba (22 March 2024). "Pope Francis appoints Bishop Wokorach new Gulu archbishop". Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 17 January 2025.