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Roman Catholic Diocese of Arua

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Metropolitan
  
Gulu

Pope
  
Francis

Bishop
  
Sabino Ocan Odoki

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
10,561 km²

Country
  
Uganda

Roman Catholic Diocese of Arua

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2006)1,650,275670,000 (40.6%)

Cathedral
  
Basilica of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Lodonga

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arua (Latin: Aruaën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Arua in the Ecclesiastical province of Gulu in Uganda. Following the resignation of Bishop Frederick Drandua, on 19 August 2009, Pope Benedict XVI 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.

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History

  • June 23, 1958: Established as Diocese of Arua from Diocese of Gulu

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Arua (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Sabino Ocan Odoki (2010.10.20 - present)
  • Bishop Frederick Drandua (1986.05.27 - 2009.08.19)
  • Bishop Angelo Tarantino, M.C.C.I. (1959.02.12 – 1984)

    • Notable people

  • Bernardo Sartori, priest and missionary

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Arua Wikipedia
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