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Diocese of Lira Dioecesis Lirensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Uganda |
Metropolitan | Gulu |
Statistics | |
Area | 12,030 km2 (4,640 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,751,700 980,600 (56.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sanctus Lino Wanok |
Bishops emeritus | Giuseppe Franzelli, M.C.C.I. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lira (Latin : Liren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Lira in the ecclesiastical province of Gulu in Uganda.
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