Diocese of Kotido
Diocese of the Catholic Church in Uganda
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kotido (Latin: Kotidoën(sis)) is a diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Tororo in Uganda.
Country
Uganda
UgandaMetropolitanRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Tororo
Area14,775 km2 (5,705 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
- (as of 2004)
- 283,640
- 130,150 (45.9%)
Diocese of Kotido Dioecesis Kotidoensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Uganda |
| Metropolitan | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tororo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 14,775 km2 (5,705 sq mi) |
Population
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| Information | |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Dominic Eibu |
| Map | |
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History
- May 20, 1991: Established as Diocese of Kotido from the Diocese of Moroto
Leadership
- Bishops of Kotido (Roman rite)
- Bishop Denis Kiwanuka Lote (20 May 1991 – 27 June 2007), appointed Archbishop of Tororo
- Bishop Giuseppe Filippi (21 December 2009 – 25 October 2022)[1]
- Bishop Dominic Eibu (since 25 October 2022)[2]
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