The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu () 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 Bahr el-Ghazal in Sudan 1934.12.10: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Nilo Equatoriale 1950.12.01: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Gulu 1953.03.25: Promoted as Diocese of Gulu 1999.01.02: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gulu
Special churches The seat of the archbishop is the St. Joseph's Cathedral in Gulu.
Bishops Ordinaries Prefect Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale (Roman rite) Fr. Antonio Vignato, M.C.C.I. (1923.07.16 – 1933) Vicar Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale (Roman rite) Bishop Angelo Negri, M.C.C.I. (1934.12.10 – 1949.11.13) Vicar Apostolic of Gulu (Roman rite) Bishop Giovanni Battista Cesana, M.C.C.I. (1950.12.01 – 1953.03.25 see below) Bishops of Gulu (Roman rite) Bishop Giovanni Battista Cesana, M.C.C.I. (see above 1953.03.25 – 1968.12.19) Bishop Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire (1968.12.19 – 1990) Bishops of Gulu (Roman rite) Bishop Martin Luluga (1990.02.08 – 1999.01.02), appointed Bishop of Nebbi Metropolitan Archbishops of Gulu (Roman rite) Archbishop John Baptist Odama ((2 January 1999 - 22 March 2024) Archbishop Raphael p'Mony Wokorach (since 22 March 2024)
Auxiliary Bishops Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire (1962-1965), appointed Bishop of Hoima; later returned here as Bishop Martin Luluga (1986-1990), appointed Bishop here Sabino Ocan Odoki (2006-2010), appointed Bishop of Arua
Suffragan Dioceses Arua Lira Nebbi
See also Catholic Church in Uganda List of Catholic dioceses in Uganda Gulu Kalongo Hospital
References
Sources Catholic Hierarchy
External links GCatholic.org: Archdiocese of Gulu Catholic Hierarchy.org: Archdiocese of Gulu