Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu (Guluen(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Gulu in Uganda.

History

 * 1923.06.12: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Nilo Equatoriale from the Apostolic Vicariate of Bahr el-Ghazal in Sudan
 * 1934.12.10: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Nilo Equatoriale
 * 1950.12.01: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Gulu
 * 1953.03.25: Promoted as Diocese of Gulu
 * 1999.01.02: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gulu

Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is the St. Joseph's Cathedral in Gulu.

Ordinaries

 * Prefect Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale (Roman rite)
 * Fr. Antonio Vignato, M.C.C.I. (1923.07.16 – 1933)
 * Vicar Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale (Roman rite)
 * Bishop Angelo Negri, M.C.C.I. (1934.12.10 – 1949.11.13)
 * Vicar Apostolic of Gulu (Roman rite)
 * Bishop Giovanni Battista Cesana, M.C.C.I. (1950.12.01 – 1953.03.25 see below)
 * Bishops of Gulu (Roman rite)
 * Bishop Giovanni Battista Cesana, M.C.C.I. (see above 1953.03.25 – 1968.12.19)
 * Bishop Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire (1968.12.19 – 1990)
 * Bishops of Gulu (Roman rite)
 * Bishop Martin Luluga (1990.02.08 – 1999.01.02), appointed Bishop of Nebbi
 * Metropolitan Archbishops of Gulu (Roman rite)
 * Archbishop John Baptist Odama (since 1999.01.02)

Auxiliary Bishops

 * Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire (1962-1965), appointed Bishop of Hoima; later returned here as Bishop
 * Martin Luluga (1986-1990), appointed Bishop here
 * Sabino Ocan Odoki (2006-2010), appointed Bishop of Arua

Suffragan Dioceses

 * Arua
 * Lira
 * Nebbi