It was erected on March 22, 1965 from the
Diocese of Gulu. On 20 May 1991, it ceded some of its territory to the Diocese of Kotido. Originally a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rubaga (now the
Archdiocese of Kampala), on 2 January 1999 it became part of the ecclesiastical province of the
Archdiocese of Tororo. The
Spiritans (Congregation of the Holy Spirit) have been active in the region, working at
Daniel Comboni Polytechnic Naoi in
Moroto Diocese as part of their mission activities in Uganda since 1983. == Leadership ==