Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu

Archdiocese of Gulu

*Archidioecesis Guluensis*
Archdiocese of Gulu; Archidioecesis Guluensis
	St Joseph's Cathedral, Gulu, seen from the road to St. Jude's
Location
Country	Uganda
Statistics
Area	27,945 km2 (10,790 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	; 1,798,823; 1,034,169 (57.5%)
Parishes	29
Information
Denomination	Catholicism
Established	June 12, 1923
Secular priests	65
Metropolitan Archbishop	Raphael p'Mony Wokorach, M.C.C.J. (designate); John Baptist Odama (emeritus)
Suffragans	Aura, Lira, Nebbi

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu (Latin: 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 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

The seat of the archbishop is the St. Joseph's Cathedral in Gulu.

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)^[1]
- Archbishop Raphael p'Mony Wokorach (since 22 March 2024)^[2]

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

^ ACI Africa (22 March 2024). "Pope Francis Accepts Retirement of Catholic Archbishop of Gulu in Uganda, Appoints Successor". ACI Africa. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
^ Felix Warom Okello; Patrick Okaba (22 March 2024). "Pope Francis appoints Bishop Wokorach new Gulu archbishop". Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 17 January 2025.

Gulu District
Capital: Gulu
Towns and villages	Gulu Paranga Bobi
Banking	Absa Bank Uganda Limited Centenary Bank DFCU Bank KCB Bank Uganda Limited Equity Bank Uganda Limited Orient Bank PostBank Uganda Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited Standard Chartered Uganda FINCA Uganda Limited
Hotels	Acholi Inn
Health	Gulu Independent Hospital Gulu Regional Referral Hospital Gulu Regional Cancer Centre St. Mary's Hospital Lacor Gulu Military Hospital
Notable landmarks	Gulu Railway Station Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu
Transport	Gulu Airport Acholibur–Gulu–Olwiyo Road Gulu-Nimule Road Kamdini–Gulu Road Gulu–Kitgum Road
Energy	Achwa 1 Hydroelectric Power Station Achwa 2 Hydroelectric Power Station Lira–Gulu–Agago High Voltage Power Line Lira–Gulu–Nebbi–Arua High Voltage Power Line
Education	Gulu University Gulu University School of Medicine Gulu Campus of Uganda Management Institute Sir Samuel Baker Secondary School St. Joseph's College Layibi University of the Sacred Heart Gulu
Notable people	Martin Aliker Harriet Anena Alice Lakwena Daniel Kidega Joseph Kony Angela Atim Lakor Alphonse Lamola Beatrice Lamwaka Emmanuel Amey Ojara Josephine Okot David Otti George Oywello Okot p'Bitek Lubwa p'Chong Norbert Mao