Archdiocese of Gulu
Guluen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Gulu, Uganda
The Archdiocese of Gulu is a Latin metropolitan see in northern Uganda, originating as the Apostolic Prefecture of Nilo Equatoriale in 1923 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1999. Its cathedral is St. Joseph's, and it is led by Archbishop Raphael p'Mony Wokorach, M.C.C.J.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 2 January 1999
- Latin
- Guluen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Joseph
- Annuario code
- 001001553
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,034,169
- Population
- 1,905,300
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 54.3%
- Priests
- 65
- Catholics per priest
- 15,910
- Extent
- 27,945 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 37
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Raphael P’Mony Wokorach
- Born
- 21 January 1961
- Birthplace
- Arua
- Institute
- MISSIONARI COMBONIANI DEL CUORE DI GESÙ
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
St. Joseph's Cathedral stands in Gulu, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Gulu
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AruaArua
- Diocese of LiraLira
- Diocese of NebbiNebbi
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.