Archdiocese of Gulu
Guluen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Gulu, Uganda
The Archdiocese of Gulu is a Latin metropolitan see in northern Uganda, originating as the Apostolic Prefecture of Nilo Equatoriale in 1923 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1999. Its cathedral is St. Joseph's, and it is led by Archbishop Raphael p'Mony Wokorach, M.C.C.J.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 2 January 1999
- Latin
- Guluen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Joseph
- Annuario code
- 001001553
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,034,169
- Priests
- 65
- Catholics per priest
- 15,910
- Extent
- 27,945 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 37
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Raphael P’Mony Wokorach
- Born
- 21 January 1961
- Birthplace
- Arua
- Institute
- MISSIONARI COMBONIANI DEL CUORE DI GESÙ
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
St. Joseph's Cathedral stands in Gulu, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Gulu
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AruaArua
- Diocese of LiraLira
- Diocese of NebbiNebbi
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].