Martin Luluga (1 March 1933 – 30 July 2022) was a Ugandan
Roman Catholic
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prelate, who served as the Bishop of the
Diocese of Nebbi. He was appointed bishop of Nebbi on 2 January 1999 and he retired on 8 February 2011.
Early life and priesthood
Luluga was born on 1 March 1933, at
Lodonga, in present-day
Yumbe District
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Location
Yumbe District is one of Uganda's most northern district ...
in the
West Nile sub-region
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Location
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, in the
Northern Region of Uganda. He was ordained priest on 1 June 1963 at
Arua
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Location
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. He served as priest in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arua, until 17 October 1986.
As bishop
He was appointed bishop on 17 October 1986, serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Gulu and as Titular Bishop of Aquae in Dacia. He was consecrated as bishop on 11 January 1987 at Gulu by Bishop
Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire
Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire (19 March 1918 – 1 November 1990), was a Ugandan Roman Catholic priest who served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu, from 19 December 1968 until 9 January 1988.
Prior to that, he served as the ...
†, Bishop of Gulu, assisted by Bishop
Cesare Asili†, of
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and Bishop
Frederick Drandua†, Bishop of Arua.
On 8 February 1990 he was appointed bishop of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu ( la, 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 ...
, replacing Bishop Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire. He was appointed Bishop of Nebbi on 2 January 1999.
He resigned as bishop on 8 February 2011.
Illness and death
He died on the morning of 30 July 2022 at Nebbi, as Bishop Emeritus of Nebbi Roman Catholic Diocese. He was 89 years old.
See also
*
Uganda Martyrs
*
Roman Catholicism in Uganda
References
External links
Composition of Health Commission of Uganda Catholic Medical BureauAs of 2017.
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1933 births
2022 deaths
20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Uganda
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Uganda
People from Yumbe District
Roman Catholic bishops of Nebbi
Roman Catholic bishops of Gulu
Bishops appointed by Pope John Paul II