Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tororo

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

• July 13, 1894: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Nile from the Apostolic Vicariate of Victoria–Nyanza
• May 10, 1951: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Tororo
• March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Tororo
• January 2, 1999: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tororo

Special churches

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

Leadership

• Metropolitan Archbishops of Tororo (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Denis Kiwanuka Lote (September 22, 2007 - January 2, 2014)^[2]
  • Archbishop James Odongo (January 2, 1999 - September 22, 2007)
• 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)
  • Bishop John Reesinck, M.H.M. (March 29, 1938 – March 1951)
  • Bishop John William Campling, M.H.M. (May 13, 1925 – February 1938)
  • Bishop Johannes Biermans, M.H.M. (April 27, 1912 – 1924)
  • Bishop Henry Hanlon, M.H.M. (July 17, 1894 – November 17, 1911)

Suffragan Dioceses

• Jinja
• Kotido
• Moroto
• Soroti

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Uganda
• Tororo

References

External links

Wikisource has the text of a 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article about Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Nile .

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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

Tororo District
Capital: Tororo
Towns and villages	Tororo Nagongera Malaba Mulanda Kisoko Osukuru Rubongi
Geography	Uganda–Kenya border
Economy	Seba Foods Nilefos Minerals Limited Osukuru Industrial Complex Tororo Cement Limited
Banking	Barclays Bank of Uganda Centenary Bank Equity Bank Uganda Limited Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited PostBank Uganda Finance Trust Bank
Energy	Tororo Solar Power Station Tororo Thermal Power Station Tororo Wind Power Station Osukuru Thermal Power Station
Health	Tororo General Hospital St. Anthony's Hospital
Transport	Tororo Airport Jinja–Iganga–Bugiri–Tororo Road Tororo–Mbale–Soroti Road Tororo–Busia Road Tororo–Malaba Road Tororo–Nagongera Road Tororo–Gulu–Pakwach Railway
Notable landmarks	Tororo Rock Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tororo
Education	Busitema University Nagongera Campus Tororo Girls School St. Peter's College Tororo
Notable people	Emmanuel Otala Charles Olweny Sylvia Owori Raphael Owor