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History

* July 13, 1894: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Nile from the Apostolic Vicariate of Victoria–Nyanza * May 10, 1951: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Tororo * March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Tororo * January 2, 1999: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tororo

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is the Uganda Martyrs’ Cathedral in Tororo.

Leadership

* Metropolitan Archbishops of Tororo (Roman rite) ** Archbishop Denis Kiwanuka Lote (September 22, 2007 - January 2, 2014)Denis Kiwanuka Lote Installed as Archbishop of Tororo Archdiocese on September 22, 2007
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s of Tororo (Roman rite) ** Archbishop James Odongo (August 19, 1968 – January 2, 1999) ** Bishop John Francis Greif, M.H.M. (March 25, 1953 – August 17, 1968) * Vicars Apostolic of Tororo (Roman rite) ** Bishop John Francis Greif, M.H.M. (May 1, 1951 – March 25, 1953) * Vicars Apostolic of Upper Nile (Roman rite) ** Bishop

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Suffragan Dioceses

* Jinja *

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* Moroto *

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