The Roman Catholic Diocese of Masaka () 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, prov ...

located in the city of

Masaka Masaka is a city in the Central Region, Uganda, Buganda Region in Uganda, west of Lake Victoria. The city is the headquarters of Masaka District. Location Masaka is approximately to the south-west of Kampala on the highway to Mbarara. The ...

in the

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Kampala Kampala (, ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,875,834 (2024) and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kampala, Kawempe Division, Kawempe, Makindy ...

Uganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...

History

* May 25, 1939: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Masaka from the Apostolic Vicariate of Uganda * March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Masaka

Bishops

* Vicar Apostolic of Masaka (Roman rite) ** Bishop

Joseph Kiwánuka Joseph Nakabaale Kiwanuka, (June 25, 1899 – February 22, 1966) was a Ugandan prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala, Archbishop of Rubaga from 1960 until his death in 1966. Biography Joseph Nakabaa ...

, M. Afr. R.I.P. (1939.05.25 – 1953.03.25 ''see below'') *

Bishop A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...

s of Masaka (Roman rite) ** Bishop Joseph Kiwánuka, M. Afr. R.I.P. (''see above'' 1953.03.25 – 1960.12.20), appointed Archbishop of Rubaga ** Bishop

Adrian Kivumbi Ddungu Adrian Kivumbi Ddungu (15 July 1923 – 30 December 2009) was a Ugandan Catholic priest who served as the second bishop of the Diocese of Masaka, in Uganda, from 11 November 1961 until 10 January 1998. Background and priesthood He was born ...

R.I.P. (1961.11.11 – 1998.01.10) ** Bishop John Baptist Kaggwa R.I.P. (1998.01.10 - 2019.04.16)John Baptist Kaggwa Ordained Bishop on June 24, 1995. Appointed Bishop of Masaka on January 10, 1998
/ref> ** Bishop Serverus Jjumba (Episcopal ordination on 6 July 2019) Former appointments: Bukalasa Seminary, Diocesan Treasury, Vicar General and finally elected Bishop of Masaka Diocese and pronounced publicly by the Holy See on 16 April 2019 at 2pm (EAT). Edited by Joseph Kasekende and Morris Kayanja, Theologians at National Seminary Ggaba-Uganda.

Coadjutor Bishop

* John Baptist Kaggwa (1994-1998)

Auxiliary Bishop

* Henry Apaloryamam Ssentongo (1988-1992), appointed Bishop of Moroto

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Emmanuel Wamala Emmanuel Wamala (born 15 December 1926) is a Ugandan Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Kampala from 1990 to 2006. He was made a cardinal in 1994. Background and education Wamala was born on 15 December 1926 in Kamaggwa Village, ...

, appointed Bishop of Kiyinda-Mityana in 1981; future Cardinal

References

Sources

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External links

Roman Catholic dioceses in Uganda Christian organizations established in 1939 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Masaka District 1939 establishments in Uganda Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Kampala {{Africa-RC-diocese-stub