The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Portal ( la, Arcis Portal) is a

diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...

located in the city of

Fort Portal Fort Portal or Kabarole is a city located in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the seat of both Kabarole District and historically of the Toro Kingdom. Location Fort Portal in Kabarole District is located approximately by road, west of Kampal ...

in the

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Mbarara Mbarara City is a city in the Western Region of Uganda and the second largest city in Uganda after Kampala. The city is divided into 6 boroughs of Kakoba Division, Kamukuzi Division, Nyamitanga Division, Biharwe Division, Kakiika Division, Nyakay ...

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. The Catholic Diocese of Fort Portal formerly belonging to Rwenzori Vicariate was erected on 2 July 1961, with

Vincent Joseph McCauley Vincent ( la, Vincentius) is a male given name derived from the Roman name Vincentius, which is derived from the Latin word (''to conquer''). People with the given name Artists *Vincent Apap (1909–2003), Maltese sculptor *Vincent van Gogh ...

† CSC, as its first bishop. He was succeeded in 1972 by

Serapio Bwemi Magambo Serapio Bwemi Magambo (8 May 1928–8 February 1995), was a Ugandan Catholic priest who served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Portal, from 16 November 1972 until his resignation on 17 June 1991. Prior to that, he served as t ...

† who served the Diocese until 1991, when

Paul Lokiru Kalanda Paul Lokiru Kalanda (27 February 1927 – 19 August 2015) was a Catholic priest who served as Bishop of the Diocese of Moroto from 1980 until 1991 and as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Portal from 1991 until 2003. Background and ...

† took over as the third Bishop of the Diocese. His successor, the current bishop, Robert Muhiirwa, was ordained and installed on 15 June 2003.

Bishops

This is a list of

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

s of Fort Portal (Roman rite) * Vincent J. McCauley, C.S.C. (21 February 1961 – 16 November 1972) *

(16 November 1972 – 17 June 1991) *

(17 June 1991 – 18 March 2003) * Robert Muhiirwa (since 18 March 2003)

Auxiliary Bishops

* Joseph Mugenyi Sabiiti (1999-) *

(1969-1972), appointed Bishop here

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Francis Aquirinus Kibira Francis Aquirinus Kibira is a Roman Catholic priest, who is the Bishop of Kasese. He was appointed to that position on 15 April 2014. Early life and priesthood Kibira was born on 16 April 1958 in the village of Kigoto-Buryansungwe, in Kamweng ...

, appointed Bishop of Kasese in 2014

References

External links

GCatholic.org

Vincent McCauley: Bishop of the Poor, Apostle of East Africa
Ave Maria Press (2008) Roman Catholic dioceses in Uganda Christian organizations established in 1961 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Kabarole District 1961 establishments in Uganda Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Mbarara {{Africa-RC-diocese-stub