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Sabino Ocan Odoki’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Intro Ugandan priest
Is Priest
From Uganda
Type Religion
Gender male
Birth

8 August 1957

Age 63 years

Sabino Ocan Odoki was born 8 August 1957 at Layibi Village, Gulu District, in the Acholi sub-region, in the Northern Region of Uganda. He became the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arua on 18 December 2010.

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Priesthood

He was ordained priest on 10 September 1983 at Gulu Roman Catholic Cathedral, Gulu. He earned qualifications in canon law from the Pontifical Urban University in Rome. He was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu on 22 July 2006, by Pope Benedict XVI and ordained bishop on 21 October 2006 at Gulu, by His Grace John Baptist Odama assisted by His Eminence Emmanuel Cardinal Wamala and the Apostolic Nuncio in Uganda at the time, His Excellency Christophe Pierre.

He was appointed as the Apostolic Administrator of Arua Diocese, on 19 August 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI and confirmed as the Bishop of Arua Diocese. He was installed as Bishop of Arua Diocese on 18 December 2010, at Ediofe Cathedral, Arua.

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Preceded by
Frederick Drandua
Bishop of Arua
2010 – present
Succeeded by
Incumbent