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Suffragan diocese Soroti, Uganda

Diocese of Soroti

Sorotien(sis)

The Diocese of Soroti is a Latin Church see in eastern Uganda, erected on 29 March 1981 from the Diocese of Tororo. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tororo.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Soroti, in Soroti, Uganda.

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Established
1981
Catholics
887,000
Priests
79
Territory
12,920 km²

Parishes and churches

54 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Joseph Eciru Oliach
Born
11 August 1970
Birthplace
Soroti

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The cathedral

Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Soroti stands in Soroti, 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.

History

The city of Soroti in Uganda gives its name and seat to this Roman Catholic diocese (Latin: Sorotien(sis)), part of the ecclesiastical province of Tororo.