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Diocese of Moroto

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Moroto is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church located in Moroto, Uganda. The diocese serves the Catholic faithful in the Karamoja region of northeastern Uganda.

History
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 ==
Leadership
The current Metropolitan Archbishop is Damiano Giulio Guzzetti, formally installed on May 24, 2014. He studied Novitiate at Venegono [Italy] between 1983 and 1985 before proceeding to Dublin, Ireland to study English between 1985 and 1986. He is the second Bishop of Moroto with Italian origin after Bishop Sisto Mazzoldi. • Bishop Paul Lokiru Kalanda (1980.11.29 – 1991.06.17) • Bishop Henry Apaloryamam Ssentongo (1992 – 2014) • Bishop Damiano Giulio Guzzetti, M.C.C.I. (2014.05.24 - present) ==See also==
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