The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arua ( la, Aruaën(sis)) is a
diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
located in the city of
Arua in the
Ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of seve ...
of
Gulu
Gulu is a city in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the commercial and administrative centre of Gulu District.
The coordinates of the city of Gulu are 2°46'54.0"N 32°17'57.0"E. The distance from Gulu to Kampala, Uganda's capital and larg ...
in
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The sou ...
. Following the resignation of
Bishop Frederick Drandua, on 19 August 2009,
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the soverei ...
appointed the
Right Reverend Sabino Ocan Odoki, Auxiliary Bishop of the
Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu, as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Arua, until a substantive Bishop is appointed. On October 20, 2010 he was named ordinary Bishop.
History
* June 23, 1958: Established as Diocese of Arua from Diocese of Gulu
Bishops
*
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...
s of Arua (Roman rite)
** Bishop
Angelo Tarantino,
M.C.C.I. (1959.02.12 – 1984)
** Bishop
Frederick Drandua (1986.05.27 - 2009.08.19)
Frederick Drandua Resigned As Bishop of Arua on August 19, 2009
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** Bishop Sabino Ocan Odoki (2010.10.20 - present)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
*Martin Luluga
Martin Luluga (1 March 1933 – 30 July 2022) was a Ugandan Roman Catholic 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 priesth ...
, appointed auxiliary bishop of Gulu in 1986
Notable people
*Bernardo Sartori
Bernardo is a given name and less frequently an Italian, Portuguese and Spanish surname. Possibly from the Germanic "Bernhard".
Given name People
* Bernardo the Japanese (died 1557), early Japanese Christian convert and disciple of Saint Franc ...
, priest and missionary
See also
* Catholic Church in Uganda
* Arua
External links
Official Website of the Diocese of Arua
Sources
References
Roman Catholic dioceses in Uganda
Christian organizations established in 1958
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Arua District
Arua
1958 establishments in Uganda
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Gulu
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