Roman Catholic Diocese of Lira

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Diocese of Lira Dioecesis Lirensis
Location
Country	Uganda
Metropolitan	Gulu
Statistics
Area	12,030 km2 (4,640 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 1,751,700 980,600 (56.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sanctus Lino Wanok
Bishops emeritus	Giuseppe Franzelli, M.C.C.I.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lira (Latin: Liren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Lira in the Ecclesiastical province of Gulu in Uganda.

History[]

• July 12, 1968: Established as Diocese of Lira from Diocese of Gulu

Ordinaries[]

• Cesare Asili (1968.07.12 – 1988.10.12)
• Joseph Oyanga (1989.07.04 – 2003.12.02)
• Giuseppe Franzelli, M.C.C.I. (2005.04.01 – 2018.11.23)
• Sanctus Lino Wanok (2018.11.23 -)^[1]

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Uganda
• Lira

References[]

External links[]

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

Coordinates: 2°15′09″N 32°53′53″E / 2.2525°N 32.8980°E / 2.2525; 32.8980

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