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Vision: Outlined in Uganda Episcopal Conference’s Seminary Charter for priestly formation; to form, holy, convinced, committed, well equipped and pastoral-oriented Catholic Priests.

Mission: To make the Seminary(Alokolum) a school(learning community) of the Gospel in order to have a holistic formation of priests for effective service in the Church.

Mandate: The mandate of our seminary springs from the general evangelization mission of the Church given by Christ in the gospel of Mathew 28:19:

“Go therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.”

Welcome To

UGANDA MARTYRS' NATIONAL MAJOR SEMINARY ALOKOLUM - GULU

Uganda Martyrs’ Alokolum National Major Seminary has a rich history. It is located in northern Uganda, some 11 km west of Gulu city, on Alero off juba road. The area was called Alokolum because the predominant clan that emigrated from Anaka in 1920s by the order of the colonial government due to the prevalence of sleeping sickness there. There also households of other clans such as the Alero, Ayom, Ariya and Patuda. Many others would later enter from the nearby clans. All these indigenous people were of the Acholi tribe.

Alokolum under the Brothers of the Sacred Heart in Uganda

The congregation of the Sacred Heart Brothers was founded in 1821 by a priest, Andre Coindre in Lyon (France) from where the brothers have spread too many parts of the world. They constituted houses or communities where the brothers live in a particular locality. The houses or communities grouped together to form a district attached to a province.

The Brothers came to Gulu (Uganda in 1931, in response to the “urgent plea” of Msgr. Vignato who was the then Prefect Apostolic of the Equatorial Nile. Msgr. Vignato called the Brothers “to fill in the serious need for Christian educators”. The first group consisted of four volunteers including Br. Norbert who stood as a replacement for Br. Julius who fell ill before the journey. All the brothers came from the New Orleans province of the USA. They arrived in Gulu on August 19th 1931. In the subsequent years, other Brothers added to their number.

About Us

WHO WE ARE

We are a humbled and dedicated community of formation team united under the common theme; “we work for the common good.”
And we stand firm on the following pillars that bring us close to what our master(the caller) Jesus Christ has called us to be.

  • Academic discipline
  • Human-Formation discipline
  • Spiritual discipline
  • Pastoral-Liturgical discipline

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Current Enrollemnt

9000 +

Our Alumni

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ICT Labs

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Lecturers

One of the Best Performing National Major Seminaries in the AMECEA region

Our excellent seminary team is ready to be part of your life journey to the ministerial priesthood of Christ.

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