Christopher Kakooza

Christopher Kakooza (born 15 November 1952), is a Roman Catholic prelate who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi, in Uganda, since 4 November 2014. Before that, from 2 January 1999 until 4 November 2014, he served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala. While auxiliary bishop, he was concurrently assigned as Titular Bushop of Numidia. He was appointed bishop by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal concecration on 17 April 1999. The Principal Consecrator was Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala, Archbishop of Kampala. On 4 November 2014, Pope Francis transferred him to Lugazi and appointed him local ordinary there. He was installed at Lugazi on 3 January 2015.