Diocese of Nebbi
| Diocese of Nebbi | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Uganda |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Gulu |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Martin Luluga |
| founding | February 23, 1996 |
| surface | 5,098 km² |
| Parishes | 17 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 705,457 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 577,340 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 81.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 41 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 3 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 13,121 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Friars | 20 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 54 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
English Swahili Luganda |
| cathedral | Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral |
The Bistum Nebbi ( lat. : Dioecesis Nebbensis ) is in Uganda preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Nebbi . Its extension roughly corresponds to the districts of Nebbi and Zombo .
history
Pope John Paul II founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Cum ad aeternam on February 23, 1996 from cession of territory by the diocese of Arua and it was subordinated to the archdiocese of Gulu as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of Nebbi
- John Baptist Odama , Feb. 23, 1996–2. January 1999, then Archbishop of Gulu
- Martin Luluga , January 2, 1999–8. February 2011
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Sanctus Lino Wanok , February 8, 2011–23. November 2018, then Bishop of Lira
- Sedis vacancy since November 23, 2018