Roman Catholic Diocese of Kotido

Diocese of Kotido

Dioecesis Kotidoensis
Location
Country Uganda
MetropolitanRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Tororo
Statistics
Area14,775 km2 (5,705 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2004)
  • 283,640
  • 130,150 (45.9%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopDominic Eibu
SuffraganRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Tororo
Map
Website
http://www.kotidocatholicdiocese.org/

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kotido (Latin: Diocese of Kotidoensis) is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Tororo in Uganda, covering Kotido, Kaabong, Karenga, and Abim districts in the Karamoja sub-region. Erected on May 20, 1991, by Pope John Paul II, it was separated from the Diocese of Moroto and operates under the Dicastery for Evangelization. The Good Shepherd Cathedral in Kotido, consecrated in 2014, serves as its principal church. It is governed by Bishop Dominic Eibu , MCCI.