Diocese of Arua
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arua is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Uganda. 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 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.
Territory
The Diocese of Arua is bordered to the north by the Catholic Diocese of Torit and the Diocese of Yei, both located in South Sudan. To the south, it borders the Nebbi Catholic Diocese in Uganda. The eastern boundary is shared with the Gulu Archdiocese in Uganda, while the western border adjoins the Diocese of Mahagi-Nioka in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.History
The Diocese of Arua was established on June 23, 1958, from Diocese of Gulu and became suffragan of Rubaga. In 1966, it became suffragan of Kampala. In 1996, the Diocese of Nebbi was curved out from some of the territory of the diocese.Leadership
The current bishop of the diocese is Sabino Ocan Odoki, who was appointed in 2010. Bishop Odoki previously served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu before being appointed as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Arua on 19 August 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI, following the resignation of Bishop Frederick Drandua.Previous Bishops of Arua include:
- Angelo Tarantino
- Frederick Drandua
- Sabino Ocan Odoki