Giuseppe Franzelli (born 9 April 1942), is an Italian-born Roman Catholic priest who served as Bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Lira, from 1 April 2005 until 23 November 2018.
Background and priesthood
Franzelli was born in
Roccafranca
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,
Italy
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, on 9 April 1942.
He professed as a member of the
Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus
The Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (), also known as the Comboni Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, or the Verona Fathers, and originally called the Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (''Congregatio Filiorum S. Cordis Iesu''), is a Cat ...
(MCCI), in 1963. He was ordained to the priesthood on 11 March 1967.
As bishop
On 1 April 2005, he was appointed Bishop of Lira, Uganda. He was consecrated bishop by Archbishop
John Baptist Odama, Archbishop of Gulu, assisted by Bishop
Paul Lokiru Kalanda
Paul Lokiru Kalanda (27 February 1927 – 19 August 2015) was a Catholic priest who served as Bishop of the Diocese of Moroto from 1980 until 1991 and as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Portal from 1991 until 2003.
Background and ...
†, Bishop Emeritus of Fort Portal and Bishop
Joseph Oyanga†, Bishop Emeritus of Lira. The consecration ceremony was held at the site where
Akii Bua Stadium is under construction, in the city of
Lira
Lira is the name of several currency units. It is the current Turkish lira, currency of Turkey and also the local name of the Lebanese pound, currencies of Lebanon and of Syrian pound, Syria. It is also the name of several former currencies, ...
, in
Lira District
Lira District is a Districts of Uganda, district in Northern Region, Uganda, Northern Uganda. Like many other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Lira, Uganda, Lira.
Location
Lira District is bordered by Pader District to the ...
,
Lango sub-region
Lango sub-region is a region in Uganda covering an area of 15,570.7km consisting of the districts of:
*Alebtong District, Alebtong
*Amolatar District, Amolatar
*Apac District, Apac
*Dokolo District, Dokolo
*Kole District, Kole
*Lira Distric ...
, in the
Northern Region of Uganda.
He retired as bishop on 23 November 2018, at the age of 76 years and 7 months. As of July 2019, he is living as Bishop Emeritus of Lira, Uganda.
See also
*
Uganda Martyrs
The Uganda Martyrs are a group of 22 Catholic Church, Catholic and 23 Anglicanism, Anglican converts to Christianity in the History of Buganda, kingdom of Buganda, now part of Uganda, who were executed between 31 January 1885 and 27 January 1887 ...
*
Roman Catholicism in Uganda
The Catholic Church in Uganda is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
According to the 2024 census, there were an estimated 16,985,004 Catholics in the country, comprising around 37 percent o ...
Succession table
References
External links
About Bishop Giuseppe Franzelli, M.C.C.I.: Bishop Emeritus of Lira, UgandaMonsigneur Giuseppe Franzelli: "Pope In Uganda To Overcome Divisions"
1942 births
Living people
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Uganda
Italian Roman Catholic bishops in Africa
Roman Catholic bishops of Lira
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