Giuseppe Filippi (born 17 March 1945) is an Italian

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priest who served as the Bishop of the Diocese of Kotido, from 17 August 2009 to 25 October 2022. He was appointed Apostolic Administrator of Kotido Diocese on 25 October 2022.

Background and priesthood

Filippi was born on 17 March 1945 in Baselga del Bondone, in the municipality of

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, during the administration of the

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. On 28 April 1977, he took vows as a member of the

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(MCCI). On 26 January 1978, he was ordained priest in the San Vigilio Cathedral, in the Archdiocese of Trento, by Archbishop

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, Archbishop of Trento.

As bishop

Filippi was appointed Bishop of Kotido on 17 August 2009 and was consecrated a bishop the following 19 December, by Archbishop

Cyprian Kizito Lwanga Cyprian Kizito Lwanga (19 January 1953 – 3 April 2021) was a Ugandan Roman Catholic Prelate who served as Archbishop of Kampala from 2006 to his death. From 1996 to 2006, he served as Bishop of Kasana–Luweero. Background and education ...

, Archbishop of

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, assisted by Archbishop

Denis Kiwanuka Lote Denis Kiwanuka Lote (25 March 1938 – 24 April 2022) was a Ugandan Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tororo, from 27 June 2007 until 2 January 2014. He previously served as Bishop of the Dioc ...

, Archbishop of

Tororo Tororo is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Tororo District. History Tororo was garrisoned by the Uganda Army's Air and Sea Battalion during the Uganda–Tanzania War ( ...

and Bishop Giuseppe Franzelli, MCCI, Bishop of

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. Bishop Filippi was replaced by Bishop Dominic Eibu, M.C.C.J

Succession table

References

External links

Profile of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kotido
1945 births Living people 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Uganda Italian Roman Catholic bishops in Africa Roman Catholic bishops of Kotido {{Uganda-reli-bio-stub