Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tororo

Coordinates: 0°42′25″N 34°11′59″E / 0.7069°N 34.1998°E / 0.7069; 34.1998
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tororo (Latin: Tororoën(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Tororo in Uganda.

On January 2, 2014, it was announced that the Bishop of Soroti, Uganda, Emmanuel Obbo, had been named by Pope Francis to be the new Archbishop of Tororo.[1]

History[edit]

Special churches[edit]

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

Leadership[edit]

  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Tororo (Roman rite)
  • Bishops 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)

Suffragan Dioceses[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2022-07-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Denis Kiwanuka Lote Installed as Archbishop of Tororo Archdiocese on September 22, 2007

External links[edit]

0°42′25″N 34°11′59″E / 0.7069°N 34.1998°E / 0.7069; 34.1998