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.
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.
Succession table
Preceded by Frederick Drandua |
Bishop of Arua 2010 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |