Joseph Oyanga

Joseph Oyanga
Bishop Emeritus of Lira
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu
See	Roman Catholic Diocese of Lira
Appointed	4 July 1989
Term ended	2 December 2003
Predecessor	Cesare Asili
Successor	Giuseppe Franzelli
Orders
Ordination	15 May 1963
Consecration	1 October 1989 by Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga
Rank	Bishop
Personal details
Born	Joseph Oyanga 28 February 1936 Omararii Village, Omoro Sub-county, Alebtong District, Alebtong District, Uganda
Died	21 July 2018(2018-07-21) (aged 82) St. Anthony's Hospital, Tororo, Uganda

Joseph Oyanga (28 February 1936 – 21 July 2018), was a Ugandan Roman Catholic priest who served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lira from 4 July 1989 until 2 December 2003.[1]

Background and priesthood

He was born in Omararii Village, Omoro sub-county in present-day Alebtong District, in Lango sub-region, in the Northern Region of Uganda. Oyanga was ordained to the priesthood in Lira, on 15 May 1963. He served as priest in Lira Diocese until 4 July 1989.[1][2]

As bishop

He was appointed Bishop of Lira Diocese on 4 July 1989. Oyanga was consecrated bishop on 1 October 1989 at Lira by Cardinal Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga†, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala assisted by Bishop James Odongo, Bishop of the Diocese of the Uganda Military and Bishop Erasmus Desiderius Wandera, Bishop of Soroti.[1]

Joseph Oyanga died as Bishop Emeritus, Diocese of Lira, on 21 July 2018 at St. Anthony's Hospital, in the town of Tororo, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tororo.[1][2]

See also

• Uganda Martyrs
• Roman Catholicism in Uganda

Succession table

Preceded by Cesare Asili (1968 - 1988)

Bishop of Lira 1989 - 2003

Succeeded by Giuseppe Franzelli (2005 - 2018)

References

1. Davi M. Cheney (23 November 2018). "Bishop Joseph Oyanga (Deceased): Bishop Emeritus of Lira, Uganda". Kansas City: Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
2. Joseph Ekol (27 July 2018). "Bishop Joseph Oyanga Laid To Rest". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 27 July 2019.

External links

• Profile of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lira