A Kleinian group containing a Schottky group as a finite index
subgroup is called a Schottky extension group. If $\Omega$ is the
region of discontinuity of a Schottky extension group $K$, then the
quotient $\Omega/K$ is a closed Riemann orbifold; called a Schottky
orbifold. Closed Riemann surfaces are examples of Schottky orbifolds
as a consequence of the Retrosection Theorem. Necessary and
sufficient conditions for a Riemann orbifold to be a Schottky
orbifold are due to M. Reni and B. Zimmermann in terms of the
signature of the orbifold. It is well known that the lowest
uniformizations of a closed Riemann surface are exactly those for
which the Deck group is a Schottky group. In this paper we extend
such a result to the class of Schottky orbifolds, that is, we prove
that the lowest uniformizations of a Schottky orbifold are exactly
those for which the Deck group is a Schottky extension group.