Diocese of Lira
| Diocese of Lira | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Uganda |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Gulu |
| Diocesan bishop | Sanctus Lino Wanok |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Giuseppe Franzelli MCCJ |
| founding | July 12, 1968 |
| surface | 12,034 km² |
| Parishes | 18 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 2,123,544 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 1,290,669 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 60.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 56 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 18 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 17,441 |
| Friars | 20 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 115 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
English Swahili |
| cathedral | Holy Martyrs of Uganda Cathedral |
The diocese Lira ( Latin Dioecesis Lirensis ) is a bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church located in Uganda .
history
The diocese Lira, based in Lira in Uganda, was founded on July 12, 1968 by Pope Paul VI. formed from parts of the Gulu diocese . His bishop has been Sanctus Lino Wanok since November 2018 . It is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Gulu as a suffragan .
Ordinaries
- Cesare Asili (1968–1988)
- Joseph Oyanga (1989-2003)
- Giuseppe Franzelli MCCJ (2003-2018)
- Sanctus Lino Wanok (since 2018)