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Archdiocese of Tororo

Archidioecesis Tororoensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Emmanuel Obbo, A.J., Archbishop

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 2 January 1999
  • Metropolitan See
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Uganda
  • Square Kilometers: 8,837 (3,413 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://www.tororoarchdiocese.org/
  • Mailing Address: Archbishop's House, P.O. Box 632, Tororo, Uganda
  • Telephone: 772.525.182

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Upper Nile {Nilo Superiore}
13 July 1894ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Victoria-Nyanza Vicariate Apostolic of Upper Nile {Nilo Superiore} (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Victoria Nyanza {Victoria-Nyanza Meridionale} (erected)
15 July 1925Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Upper Nile {Nilo Superiore} Prefecture Apostolic of Kavirondo (erected)
4 December 1929Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Upper Nile {Nilo Superiore} (Dstrict of Lira (or Langó) and part of Karamojo) Prefecture Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale
10 June 1948Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Upper Nile {Nilo Superiore} (Busoga and part of Mengo) Vicariate Apostolic of Kampala (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Tororo
10 May 1951Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Upper Nile {Nilo Superiore} Vicariate Apostolic of Tororo
Diocese of Tororo
25 March 1953ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Tororo Diocese of Tororo
4 November 1964Territory LostDiocese of Tororo (Alanyi, Dokolo, and Amolatar) Diocese of Gulu
29 November 1980Territory LostDiocese of Tororo (Soroti and Kumi) Diocese of Soroti (erected)
Archdiocese of Tororo
2 January 1999ElevatedDiocese of Tororo Archdiocese of Tororo

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Upper Nile {Nilo Superiore}
1950209,357700,00029.9%770772,71812325ap1951
Vicariate Apostolic of Tororo
Diocese of Tororo
1970497,097509,85597.5%303016,5692014745ap1971
1980667,8462,103,00031.8%3829679,9674912547ap1981
1990425,9111,573,00027.1%5511666,4532111035ap1991
Archdiocese of Tororo
1999405,7421,609,04425.2%537606,7622511236ap2000
2000450,0001,700,00026.5%558637,1422111636ap2001
2001500,0001,700,00029.4%529618,1962312936ap2002
2002550,0002,000,00027.5%5813717,7462414636ap2003
2003550,0002,500,00022.0%5714717,7462413637ap2004
2004550,0002,500,00022.0%5819777,1423115137ap2005
2010665,0003,030,00021.9%8211937,1502717540ap2011
2014816,2003,928,60020.8%8811998,2442923643ap2015
2017981,8173,875,89925.3%105111168,4632417844ap2018
2020999,7504,120,06524.3%109101198,4013319146ap2021
20221,029,5504,242,89024.3%114131278,1063919646ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Tororo
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 484
  • Diocese of Tororo
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 45, Page 705, to Page 710
  • Archdiocese of Tororo
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 91, Page 409, and Page 410

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