Archbishop of Gulu
Archbishop-elect Raphael p’Mony Wokorach, M.C.C.J., was born on 21 January 1961 in Ojigo, in the diocese of Arua. After attending Saint Charles Lwanga College in Koboko and the minor seminary of Arua, he entered the Institute of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus, giving his perpetual vows on 12 October 1992. He carried out his studies in philosophy at the Uganda Martyrs National Major Seminary of Alokolum, and in theology at Tangaza University College of Nairobi, where he was awarded a degree in philosophy. He was ordained a priest on 25 September 1993. He has held the following offices: parish ministry in Uganda (1993-1994), missionary in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, bursar of the Comboni Community in Kisangani and formator of Combonian postulants (2001-2003), missionary in Chicago, United States of America, formator at the Comboni International Theologate (2003-2007), missionary in Nairobi, Kenya, formator and lecturer at Tangaza University College (2007-2015), member of the Provincial Council of Kenya and vice provincial (2011-2013), apostolic visitator of the Apostles of Jesus Congregation (2015-2018), and since 2018, Pontifical Commissioner of the same Congregation based in Nairobi, Kenya. He was appointed bishop of Nebbi on 31 March 2021, and was consecrated the following 14 August.