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Martin Luluga (1 March 1933 – 30 July 2022) was a Ugandan
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prelate, who served as the Bishop of the Diocese of Nebbi. He was appointed bishop of Nebbi on 2 January 1999 and he retired on 8 February 2011.


Early life and priesthood

Luluga was born on 1 March 1933, at Lodonga, in present-day
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in the
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, in the Northern Region of Uganda. He was ordained priest on 1 June 1963 at
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. He served as priest in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arua, until 17 October 1986.


As bishop

He was appointed bishop on 17 October 1986, serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Gulu and as Titular Bishop of Aquae in Dacia. He was consecrated as bishop on 11 January 1987 at Gulu by Bishop Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire†, Bishop of Gulu, assisted by Bishop Cesare Asili†, of
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and Bishop Frederick Drandua†, Bishop of Arua. On 8 February 1990 he was appointed bishop of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu () is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Gulu in Uganda. History * 1923.06.12: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Nilo Equatoriale from the Apostolic Vicariate of Bahr el-Ghazal ...
, replacing Bishop Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire. He was appointed Bishop of Nebbi on 2 January 1999. He resigned as bishop on 8 February 2011.


Illness and death

He died on the morning of 30 July 2022 at Nebbi, as Bishop Emeritus of Nebbi Roman Catholic Diocese. He was 89 years old.


See also

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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 ...
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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 ...


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Composition of Health Commission of Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau
As of 2017.

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