Bishop Joseph Oliach Eciru | |
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| Born | 11 August 1970 Gweri sub-county, Soroti District, Uganda |
| Known for | Pastoral service |
| Ordained | 26 May 2019 |
| Title | Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Soroti |
Joseph Oliach Eciru is a Catholic bishop, who is the Bishop of Soroti, since 25 May 2019. [1] [2]
Eciru was born 11 August 1970 [1] at Ookai Village, Dokolo Parish, Gweri sub-county in Soroti District. His deceased parents are John Francis Oliac and Ann Maria Aguti. [3]
He attended Gweri Primary School and St. Aloysius Demonstration Primary School in Ngora. He studied at St. Peter's Seminary Madera, in the city of Soroti for his O-Level studies. He then completed his A-Level education at St. Pius X Seminary in Nagongera, Tororo District. [3]
He was ordained a priest on 9 August 2003, at St. Patrick's Catholic Parish, Madera by Bishop Erasmus Desiderius Wandera. [1] [3] Eciru later obtained a Licentiate in Sacred Scripture at the Pontifical Biblical Institute (Biblicum), in Rome. This was followed by a Doctorate in Biblical Theology from Pontifical Urbaniana University, also in Rome. [3] [4]
Father Eciru served as a lecturer of Latin at St. Peter's Seminary Madera, before he lectured Sacred Scripture at St. Paul's National Seminary Kinyamasika, in Fort Portal, in the Western Region of Uganda. At the time of his appointment as Bishop of Soroti Diocese he was serving as Lecturer of Sacred Scripture at St. Mary's National Seminary in Ggaba, Kampala. [3] [4]
Pope Francis appointed him bishop on 19 March 2019. [1] He was consecrated bishop at Soroti on 25 May 2019, by Archbishop Emmanuel Obbo, of Tororo, assisted by Archbishop Luigi Bianco, Titular Archbishop of Falerone and Bishop Francis Aquirinus Kibira, Bishop of Kasese. [1]
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