Sanctus Lino Wanok was born 7 April 1957 at Ukuru Pamach Village,

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, in the

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, in the Northern Region of

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. He became the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lira on 9 February 2019.

Priesthood

He was ordained a deacon on 31 August 1986 at ''Edofe Roman Catholic Cathedral'',

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. He was ordained priest on 27 September 1986 at Arua by Bishop Frederick Drandua. He earned a degree in canon law from the Pontifical Urban University in Rome. He was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Nebbi on 8 February 2011, by

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and ordained

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on 30 April 2011 at Nebbi. He was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Lira on 23 November 2018 by

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and installed as the fourth Bishop of Lira on 9 February 2019 at Lira, succeeding Bishop Giuseppe Franzelli, who had reached the mandatory retirement age of 75 years. Archbishop Raphael p'Mony Wokorach is the new Chairman of

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's Governing Council succeeding Bishop Wanok who served for 8 years. In June 2023, he was unveiled at Pope Paul Memorial Hotel,

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About The Right Reverend Sanctus Lino Wanok
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wanok, Sanctus Lino 1957 births Living people 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Uganda 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Uganda People from Zombo District Roman Catholic bishops of Nebbi Roman Catholic bishops of Lira

Priesthood

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