Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara (Archidioecesis Mbararaensis) in Uganda covers an area of 10,980 km2 in southwestern Uganda. As of 2003, of the 2.2 million citizens in the area 856,168 are members of the Catholic Church. The archdiocese is subdivided into 25 parishes, and has 114 priests altogether. The archdiocese is the metropolitan for the dioceses of:


Archidioecesis Mbararaensis
Location
Country Uganda
Deaneries8
Statistics
Area10,980 km2 (4,240 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics

3,650,770
1,278,440 (35%)
Parishes68
Information
DenominationCatholicism
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman
EstablishedMay 28, 1934 (1934-05-28)
CathedralSanta Maria Nyamitanga
Secular priests165
Metropolitan ArchbishopLambert Bainomugisha
SuffragansFort Portal, Hoima, Kabale, Kasese
Map
Location of the Archdiocese of Mbarara within Uganda
Location of the Archdiocese of Mbarara within Uganda

The cathedral is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Mbarara.

History

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The archdiocese dates back to the Vicariate Apostolic of Ruwenzori, which was erected on May 28, 1934 by splitting the Vicariate Apostolic of Uganda. On March 25, 1953 it was elevated to a diocese and renamed after its principal town Mbarara. 1961 territory was lost to the newly erected diocese of Fort Portal, and again in 1966 to the diocese of Kabale. On January 2, 1999 the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese. Before being an archdiocese the diocese was a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Kampala.

Bishops

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Vicar Apostolic of Ruwenzori
Bishops of Mbarara
Archbishops of Mbarara
  • Archbishop Paul Kamuza Bakyenga (see above 2 January 1999 – 25 April 2020), promoted as Archbishop on 2 January 1999, when Mbarara became metropolitan archdiocese.[1]
  • Archbishop Lambert Bainomugisha (25 April 2020 – Present), formerly served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese since 2005.

Coadjutor Bishop

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Auxiliary Bishop

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See also

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