The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kotido ( la, Kotidoën(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 ...
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
Tororo 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 ...
.
History
* May 20, 1991: Established as Diocese of Kotido from the
Diocese of Moroto
Leadership
* Bishops of Kotido (Roman rite)
** Bishop
Denis Kiwanuka Lote (1991.05.20 – 2007.06.27), appointed Archbishop of Tororo
** Bishop
Giuseppe Filippi (2009.12.21 – 2022.10.25)
** Bishop
Dominic Eibu (Since 2022.10.25)
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Uganda
The Catholic Church in Uganda is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. There are an estimated 34.1 million Catholics in the country, comprising around 39.3% of the total population in 2014.
The ...
*
Kotido
References
Sources
catholic-hierarchy
External links
Kotido
Roman Catholic dioceses established in 1991
Kotido District
1991 establishments in Uganda
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Tororo
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