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Roman Catholic Diocese of Moroto

Diocese of the Catholic Church in Uganda

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Diocese of Moroto Dioecesis Morotoënsis

Location
Country	Uganda
Statistics
Area	14,857 km² (5,736 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	608,000 363,050 (59.7%)
Parishes	11
Information
Denomination	Catholicism
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman
Established	March 22, 1965 (1965-03-22)
Archdiocese	Tororo
Secular priests	12
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Damiano Giulio Guzzetti, MCCJ
Map
Location of the Diocese of Moroto within Uganda

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Moroto (Latin: Morotoën(sis)) is a diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Tororo in Uganda.

History

March 22, 1965: Established as Diocese of Moroto from the Diocese of Gulu

Leadership

Bishops of Moroto (Latin Church)
- Bishop Sisto Mazzoldi, M.C.C.I. (1967.06.12 – 1980)
- Bishop Paul Lokiru Kalanda (1980.11.29 – 1991.06.17)
- Bishop Henry Apaloryamam Ssentongo (1992 – 2014)
- Bishop Damiano Giulio Guzzetti, M.C.C.I. (2014.05.24 - present)^[1]