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Archdiocese of Tororo Archidioecesis Tororoensis
Location
Country	Uganda
Deaneries	12
Statistics
Area	8,837 km (3,412 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	4,120,065 999,750 (24.3%)
Parishes	46
Information
Denomination	Catholicism
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman
Established	July 13, 1894 (1894-07-13)
Cathedral	Uganda Martyrs’ Cathedral, Tororo
Secular priests	109
Metropolitan Archbishop	Emmanuel Obbo, A.J.
Suffragans	Jinja, Kotido, Moroto, Soroti
Vicar General	Christopher Emuseet
Map
Location of the archdiocese within Uganda

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tororo (Latin: Tororoën(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Tororo in Uganda.

On January 2, 2014, it was announced that the Bishop of Soroti, Uganda, Emmanuel Obbo, had been named by Pope Francis to be the new Archbishop of Tororo.

History

• July 13, 1894: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Nile from the Apostolic Vicariate of Victoria–Nyanza
• May 10, 1951: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Tororo
• March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Tororo
• January 2, 1999: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tororo

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is the Uganda Martyrs’ Cathedral in Tororo.

Leadership

• Metropolitan Archbishops of Tororo (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Denis Kiwanuka Lote (September 22, 2007 - January 2, 2014)
  • Archbishop James Odongo (January 2, 1999 - September 22, 2007)
• Bishops of Tororo (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop James Odongo (August 19, 1968 – January 2, 1999)
  • Bishop John Francis Greif, M.H.M. (March 25, 1953 – August 17, 1968)
• Vicars Apostolic of Tororo (Roman rite)
  • Bishop John Francis Greif, M.H.M. (May 1, 1951 – March 25, 1953)
• Vicars Apostolic of Upper Nile (Roman rite)
  • Bishop John Reesinck, M.H.M. (March 29, 1938 – March 1951)
  • Bishop John William Campling, M.H.M. (May 13, 1925 – February 1938)
  • Bishop Johannes Biermans, M.H.M. (April 27, 1912 – 1924)
  • Bishop Henry Hanlon, M.H.M. (July 17, 1894 – November 17, 1911)

Suffragan Dioceses

• Jinja
• Kotido
• Moroto
• Soroti

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Uganda
• Tororo

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2022-07-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. Denis Kiwanuka Lote Installed as Archbishop of Tororo Archdiocese on September 22, 2007

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Tororo archdiocese

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v t e Tororo District
Capital: Tororo
Towns and villages	Tororo Nagongera Malaba Mulanda Kisoko Osukuru Rubongi
Geography	Uganda–Kenya border
Economy	Seba Foods Nilefos Minerals Limited Osukuru Industrial Complex Tororo Cement Limited Hima Cement Limited Simba Cement Uganda Limited
Banking	Absa Bank Uganda Limited Centenary Bank DFCU Bank Equity Bank Uganda Limited Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited PostBank Uganda Finance Trust Bank
Energy	Tororo Solar Power Station Tororo Thermal Power Station Osukuru Thermal Power Station Tororo–Opuyo–Lira High Voltage Power Line Bujagali–Tororo–Lessos High Voltage Power Line
Health	Tororo General Hospital St. Anthony's Hospital
Transport	Tororo Airport Jinja–Iganga–Bugiri–Tororo Road Tororo–Mbale–Soroti Road Tororo–Busia Road Tororo–Malaba Road Tororo–Nagongera Road Tororo–Gulu–Pakwach Railway
Notable landmarks	Tororo Rock Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tororo
Education	Busitema University Nagongera Campus Tororo Girls School St. Peter's College Tororo
Notable people	Emmanuel Otala Charles Olweny Keko Sylvia Owori Raphael Owor Sarah Achieng Opendi Jacob Oboth-Oboth

• Tororo
• Roman Catholic dioceses in Uganda
• Christian organizations established in 1894
• Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
• Tororo District
• 1894 establishments in Uganda
• Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Tororo
• Roman Catholic archbishops of Tororo