Roman Catholic Diocese of Kotido

Diocese of the Catholic Church in Uganda
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Diocese of Kotido

Dioecesis Kotidoensis
Location
Country Uganda
MetropolitanTororo
Statistics
Area14,775 km2 (5,705 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
283,640
130,150 (45.9%)
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopDominic Eibu

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kotido (Latin: Kotidoën(sis)) is a diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Tororo in Uganda.

History

  • May 20, 1991: Established as Diocese of Kotido from the Diocese of Moroto

Leadership

  • Bishops of Kotido (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Denis Kiwanuka Lote (1991.05.20 – 2007.06.27), appointed Archbishop of Tororo
    • Bishop Giuseppe Filippi (2009.12.21 – 2022.10.25)[1]
    • Bishop Dominic Eibu (Since 2022.10.25)[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Bishop Giuseppe Filippi Installed as Bishop of Kotido on December 21, 2009
  2. ^ "Kotido Diocese receives new Bishop". Kalisho. 2022-10-25. Retrieved 2022-10-25.

Sources

  • catholic-hierarchy

External links

  • GCatholic.org
  • Catholic Hierarchy

3°00′48″N 34°07′03″E / 3.0134°N 34.1174°E / 3.0134; 34.1174

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Kotido District
Capital: Kotido
Towns and
villages
Economy
  • Stanbic Bank
Notable
landmarks
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Kotido
Health
  • Kotido Morulem Hospital
TransportEducation
  • Karamoja Peace and Technology University


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