Christopher Kakooza is a Roman Catholic prelate, who is the Bishop of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi ( la, Lugasien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Lugazi in the ecclesiastical province of Kampala in Uganda. History * November 30, 1996: Established as Diocese of Lugazi from the Metropolitan Archdi ...

, in

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. He was appointed to that position on 2 January 1999.

Early life and priesthood

Kakooza was born on 15 November 1952, at

Nsambya Hospital St. Francis Hospital Nsambya, commonly known as Nsambya Hospital, is a hospital in Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country. Location Nsambya Hospital is located 2.7Km from Kampala Central Business District off Ggaba ...

. His parents lived in the neighborhood called Lusaze, in present-day

Rubaga Division Rubaga Division, also Lubaga Division, is one of the divisions that makes up the city of Kampala, Uganda. The division takes its name from Rubaga, where the division headquarters are located. Location Rubaga Division lies in the western part of t ...

, in

Kampala Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...

, in the

Archdiocese of Kampala The Archdiocese of Kampala is the Metropolitan See for the Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical province of Kampala in Uganda. History The present Kampala Archdiocese is the result of territorial changes: * Victoria Nyanza Vicariate (1883). It was ...

. He was ordained priest on 3 June 1983 at St Mbaaga's Major Seminary, Ggaba, as a member of the pioneer class at that seminary. He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala The Archdiocese of Kampala is the Metropolitan See for the Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical province of Kampala in Uganda. History The present Kampala Archdiocese is the result of territorial changes: * Victoria Nyanza Vicariate (1883). It was ...

, and Titular Bishop of ''Casae in Numidia'', on 2 January 1999.

As bishop

He was appointed bishop on 2 January 1999. He was consecrated as bishop on 17 April 1999 at

Rubaga Cathedral Saint Mary's Cathedral Rubaga, commonly referred to as Rubaga Cathedral, is the parent cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala, the oldest Roman Catholic diocese in Uganda. It is the home church of Archbishop of Kampala. Location T ...

, the seat of Kampala Archdiocese, by Cardinal

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, Archbishop of Kampala, assisted by Bishop

John Baptist Kaggwa John Baptist Kaggwa (23 March 1943 – 20 January 2021) was a Ugandan Catholic prelate who was Bishop of the Diocese of Masaka, where he served as the Ordinary from 10 January 1998 until his retirement on 16 April 2019. For a period of mo ...

, Bishop of Masaka and Bishop

Matthias Ssekamaanya Matthias Ssekamaanya (born 15 October 1936), is a Ugandan priest, who is the Bishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi, having been appointed to that position on 9 March 1985 and having retired as bishop on 4 November 2014. Early ...

, Bishop of Lugazi. Christoper Kakooza was appointed Bishop of Lugazi on 4 November 2014. He was installed as Bishop of Lugazi on 3 January 2015 by Bishop

Cyprian Kizito Lwanga Cyprian Kizito Lwanga (19 January 1953 – 3 April 2021) was a Ugandan Roman Catholic Prelate who served as Archbishop of Kampala from 2006 to his death. From 1996 to 2006, he served as Bishop of Kasana–Luweero. Background and education ...

Bishop of the Archdiocese of Kampala. He succeeded Bishop Emeritus Mattias Ssekamaanya, who retired, as the Ordinary of Lugazi Diocese.

Succession table

References

External links

Official Website of Lugazi Diocese
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kakooza, Christopher 1952 births Living people 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Uganda People from Kampala Roman Catholic bishops of Kampala Roman Catholic bishops of Lugazi

Early life and priesthood

As bishop

See also

Succession table

References

External links