Roman Catholic Diocese of Lira
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Lira
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name=Lira
latin= Dioecesis Lirensis
country= Uganda
metropolitan=Gulu
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 12,030
population= 1,751,700
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 980,600
catholics_percent= 56.0
bishop= Giuseppe Franzelli, M.C.C.I.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lira ( _la. 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
Leadership
* Bishops of Lira (Roman rite)
** Bishop Giuseppe Franzelli, M.C.C.I. (since 2005.04.01)
** Bishop Joseph Oyanga (1989.07.04 – 2003.12.02)
** Bishop Cesare Asili (1968.07.12 – 1988.10.12)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Uganda
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/lira0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dlira.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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