Roman Catholic Diocese of Arua

Diocese of the Catholic Church in Uganda

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Diocese of Arua Dioecesis Aruaensis

Location
Country	Uganda
Metropolitan	Gulu
Statistics
Area	10,561 km² (4,078 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 1,650,275 670,000 (40.6%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Basilica of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Lodonga
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sabino Ocan Odoki

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 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.^[1] On October 20, 2010 he was named ordinary Bishop.

History

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

Bishops

Bishops of Arua (Roman rite)
- Angelo Tarantinob (1959.02.12 – 1984)
- Frederick Drandua (1986.05.27 - 2009.08.19)^[2]
- Sabino Ocan Odoki (2010.10.20 - present)

Another priest of this diocese who became bishop

Martin Luluga, appointed auxiliary bishop of Gulu in 1986

Notable people

Bernardo Sartori, priest and missionary

External links

Official Website of the Diocese of Arua
GCatholic.org
Catholic Hierarchy

Sources

Catholic Hierarchy

References

^ "Bishop Ocan Odoki is Apostolic Administrator of Arua Catholic Diocese Since August 2009". Archived from the original on 2008-05-26. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
^ Frederick Drandua Resigned As Bishop of Arua on August 19, 2009