Paul Kamuza Bakyenga is a Roman Catholic priest, who was the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Mbarara, since 2 January 1999.

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accepted his resignation on 25 April 2020 and appointed Auxiliary

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as the

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Early life and priesthood

Bakyenga was born on 30 June 1944, in ''Bumbaire Village'', Igara sub-county, in present-day

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in the Western Region of Uganda. He attended pre-primary school in the church building at Bweeza, Bushenyi District. He went on to attend ''Ibaare Primary School'', before he joined ''Ibanda Preparatory Seminary'' from 1958 until 1960. In 1961, he joined ''Kitabi Seminary'', where he graduated with a

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. He was admitted to ''Bukalasa Minor Seminary'', in present-day

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for his A-Level studies but he did not complete. He was expelled, along with others, for “indiscipline”. After teaching briefly at ''Rushoroza Seminary'', in

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, he was then admitted at ''Katigondo Major Seminary'', in Kalungu District to study philosophy but abandoned the course after two years. At this point, Bishop

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of Mbarara, sent him to study at St Andrews College in

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, where he obtained a degree in Theology. He was ordained a priest on 11 July 1971 at Mbarara at the age of 27. He served as priest in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara, until 6 March 1989.

As bishop

He was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Mbarara, Uganda on 6 March 1989. He was consecrated as bishop on 24 June 1989 at Mbarara by Bishop John Baptist Kakubi†, Bishop of Mbarara, assisted by Bishop

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†, Bishop of

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and Bishop

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†, Bishop of

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. On 23 November 1991, he succeeded as bishop of Mbarara, replacing the late Bishop John Baptist Kakubi, who resigned. He was appointed Archbishop of Mbarara on 2 January 1999.

Succession table

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As of 9 July 2018. {{DEFAULTSORT:Bakyenga, Paul Kamuza 1944 births Living people 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Uganda 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Uganda People from Bushenyi District Roman Catholic bishops of Mbarara Roman Catholic archbishops of Mbarara

Early life and priesthood

As bishop

See also

Succession table

References

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