Sanctus Lino Wanok | |
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Born | Ukuru Pamach Village, Zombo District, Uganda | 7 April 1957
Nationality | Ugandan |
Citizenship | Uganda |
Known for | Pastoral service |
Title | Bishop |
Sanctus Lino Wanok was born 7 April 1957 at Ukuru Pamach Village, Zombo District, in the West Nile sub-region, in the Northern Region of Uganda. He became the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lira on 9 February 2019. [1] [2]
He was ordained a deacon on 31 August 1986 at Edofe Roman Catholic Cathedral, Arua. He was ordained priest on 27 September 1986 at Arua by Bishop Frederick Drandua. He earned a degree in canon law from the Pontifical Urban University in Rome. He was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Nebbi on 8 February 2011, by Pope Benedict XVI and ordained bishop on 30 April 2011 at Nebbi. [1] [2] [3]
He was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Lira on 23 November 2018 by Pope Francis and installed as the fourth Bishop of Lira on 9 February 2019 at Lira, succeeding Bishop Giuseppe Franzelli, who had reached the mandatory retirement age of 75 years. [1] [2]
Archbishop Raphael p'Mony Wokorach is the new Chairman of Uganda Martyrs University's Governing Council succeeding Bishop Wanok who served for 8 years. In June 2023, he was unveiled at Pope Paul Memorial Hotel, Lubaga. [4]
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