Damiano Giulio Guzzetti (born 15 July 1959), is an

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-born

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priest who serves as Bishop of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Moroto The Roman Catholic Diocese of Moroto ( la, Morotoën(sis)) is a diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Tororo in Uganda. History * March 22, 1965: Established as Diocese of Moroto from the Diocese of Gulu Leadership * Bishops of Moroto ( ...

, in

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, since 20 February 2014.

Background and priesthood

Guzzetti was born on 15 July 1959, in the town of Lombardy, in the

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, in northern

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. He professed as a Member of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus, on 25 May 1985. He took the Perpetual Vows of the Comboni Missionaries on 27 March 1989. He was ordained a priest on 23 September 1989. He served as a priest of the

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until 20 February 2014.

As bishop

He was appointed Bishop of

on 20 February 2014 and was consecrated a bishop at Moroto on 24 May 2014 by Archbishop

Emmanuel Obbo Emmanuel Obbo, A. J. (born 7 October 1952), is a Ugandan Roman Catholic priest who serves as Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tororo, since 2 January 2014. He previously served as the Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Soroti, fr ...

, Archbishop of Tororo, assisted by Bishop

Henry Apaloryamam Ssentongo Henry Apaloryamam Ssentongo (30 November 1936 – 11 December 2019) was a Ugandan Roman Catholic priest who served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Moroto, from 30 March 1992 until 20 February 2014. Background and priesthood Ssent ...

, Bishop Emeritus of Moroto and Archbishop Michael August Blume, Titular Archbishop of Alexanum.

Succession table at Moroto

References

External links

Profile of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Moroto
1959 births Living people 21st-century Italian Roman Catholic priests 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Uganda Italian Roman Catholic bishops in Africa Roman Catholic bishops of Moroto {{Uganda-reli-bio-stub