Roman Catholic Diocese of Arua

Diocese of Arua Dioecesis Aruaensis
Location
Country	Uganda
Metropolitan	Gulu
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 1,650,275 670,000 (40.6%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Basilica of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Lodonga
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sabino Ocan Odoki

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arua (Latin: Aruaën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Arua in the Ecclesiastical province of Gulu in Uganda. Following the resignation of Bishop Frederick Drandua, on 19 August 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed the Right Reverend Sabino Ocan Odoki, Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu, as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Arua, until a substantive Bishop is appointed. On October 20, 2010 he was named ordinary Bishop.

History

• June 23, 1958: Established as Diocese of Arua from Diocese of Gulu

Leadership

• Bishops of Arua (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Sabino Ocan Odoki (2010.10.20 - present)
  • Bishop Frederick Drandua (1986.05.27 - 2009.08.19)
  • Bishop Angelo Tarantino, M.C.C.I. (1959.02.12 – 1984)

Notable people

• Bernardo Sartori, priest and missionary

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Uganda
• Arua

External links

• Official Website of the Diocese of Arua
• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy