Blessed Daudi Okelo
Also known as
- David
- Davide
Profile
Convert at about age fifteen. Catechist with Blessed Jildo Irwa. Local chiefs demanded that the two of them stop teaching the Gospel; they refused. Martyr.
Born
- speared and knifed to death on 18 October 1918 in Palamuku, Uganda
- the place of his death has been called Wi-Polo (In Heaven)
- 23 April 2002 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Daudi Okelo“. CatholicSaints.Info. 7 July 2023. Web. 29 March 2024. <>