Military Ordinariate of Uganda Ordinariatus Militaris Uganda | |
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Location | |
Country | Uganda |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 20 January 1964 (60 years ago) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | James Odongo |
The Military Ordinariate of Uganda is a military ordinariate of the Roman Catholic Church. Immediately subject to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Roman Catholics serving in Uganda People's Defence Force and their families. [1]
It was created as a military vicariate on 20 January 1964, and elevated to a military ordinariate on 21 July 1986.
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James Odongo was a Ugandan Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Tororo from 5 January 1985 until his retirement on 27 June 2007.
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