Denis Kiwanuka Lote (25 March 1938 – 24 April 2022)Former Tororo Archbishop, Lote Kiwanuka, Passes On
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tororo The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tororo ( la, Tororoën(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Tororo in Uganda. On January 2, 2014, it was announced that the Bishop of Soroti, Uganda, Emmanuel Obbo, had been named by ...

, from 27 June 2007 until 2 January 2014. He previously served as Bishop of the Diocese of Kotido from 20 May 1991 until 27 June 2007.

Background and priesthood

Lote was born on 25 March 1938 in ''Kadumure Village'', in present-day

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, in the Eastern Region of

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. He was ordained a priest on 19 December 1965. He served as priest in the Archdiocese of Tororo until 20 May 1991.

As bishop

He was appointed Bishop of Kotido on 20 May 1991 and was consecrated a bishop at Kotido on 18 August by Archbishop

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, Archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese, assisted by Bishop

James Odongo James Odongo (27 March 19314 December 2020) was a Ugandan Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tororo in Uganda, from 5 January 1985, until his retirement on 27 June 2007. He had also served as Auxi ...

, Bishop of

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and Bishop

Paul Lokiru Kalanda Paul Lokiru Kalanda (27 February 1927 – 19 August 2015) was a Catholic priest who served as Bishop of the Diocese of Moroto from 1980 until 1991 and as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Portal from 1991 until 2003. Background and ...

, Bishop of

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. On 27 June 2007, Lote was appointed Archbishop of Tororo and was installed as Archbishop on 14 September 2007. He advocated for advance planning, education and preservation of the environment. He retired on 2 January 2014, at the age of 75 years and 9 months, thereafter the Archbishop Emeritus of Tororo.

Death

After twelve days in

Nsambya Hospital St. Francis Hospital Nsambya, commonly known as Nsambya Hospital, is a hospital in Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country. Location Nsambya Hospital is located 2.7Km from Kampala Central Business District off Ggaba ...

, Lote died on 24 April 2022, aged 84.

References

External links

Profile of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tororo

Overview of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tororo

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lote, Denis Kiwanuka 1938 births 2022 deaths People from Pallisa District 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Uganda 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Uganda Roman Catholic bishops of Kotido Roman Catholic archbishops of Tororo