Diocese of Fort Portal, Uganda 🇺🇬

Continent: Eastern and Central Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Fort Portal / Arcis Portal (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Mbarara

Neighbouring Dioceses: Kasese (↙), Butembo–Beni (↙), Bunia (↑), Hoima (↗), Kiyinda–Mityana (→), Mbarara (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1961.02.21: Established as Diocese of Fort Portal / Arcis Portal (Latin) (from Diocese of Mbarara and became suffragan of Rubaga)
1965.08.09: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Hoima
1966.08.05: Became suffragan of Kinshasa
1989.03.06: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Kasese
1999.01.02: Became suffragan of Mbarara

Present Prelates

Bishop (2003.03.18 – ...):

Bishop Robert Kisaija Muhiirwa (67)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Fort Portal (Roman Rite)

Bishop Robert Kisaija Muhiirwa (67)
(2003.03.18 – ...)

Bishop of Fort Portal (Uganda)

Remain in my love

Born:	1958.10.23 (Ibonde, Uganda)
Ordained Priest:	1985.08.11
Consecrated Bishop:	2003.06.15

Priest of Fort Portal (Uganda) (1985.08.11 – 2003.03.18)

Bishop of Fort Portal (Uganda) (2003.03.18 – ...)

Vice-President of Uganda Episcopal Conference (2018.11.14 – 2022.11.12)

Bishop Paul Lokiru Kalanda
(1991.06.17 – 2003.03.18)

I will be with you as I was with Moses

Born:	1927.02.24 (Buwunde, Uganda)
Ordained Priest:	1957.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1981.03.22
Died:	2015.08.19 († 88)

Bishop of Moroto (Uganda) (1980.11.29 – 1991.06.17)

Bishop of Fort Portal (Uganda) (1991.06.17 – 2003.03.18)

President of Uganda Episcopal Conference (1994 – 2002)

Bishop Serapio Bwemi Magambo
(1972.11.16 – 1991.06.17)

Born:	1928.05.08 (Kyaka, Uganda)
Ordained Priest:	1957.12.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1969.08.01
Died:	1995.02.08 († 66)

Titular Bishop of Muzuca in Proconsulari (1969.06.26 – 1972.11.16)

Auxiliary Bishop of Fort Portal (Uganda) (1969.06.26 – 1972.11.16)

Bishop of Fort Portal (Uganda) (1972.11.16 – 1991.06.17)

Bishop Vincent Joseph McCauley, C.S.C.
(1961.02.21 – 1972.11.16)

Born:	1906.03.08 (Council Bluffs, IA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1934.06.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1961.05.18
Died:	1982.11.01 (Rochester, MN, USA † 76)

Bishop of Fort Portal (Uganda) (1961.02.21 – 1972.11.16)

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Joseph Mugenyi Sabiiti (77) (1999.01.02 – 2023.07.08)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Serapio Bwemi Magambo (1969.06.26 – 1972.11.16)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Virika Cathedral of Our Lady of Snows, Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western

Kasese (↙), Butembo–Beni (↙), Bunia (↑), Hoima (↗), Kiyinda–Mityana (→), Mbarara (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 13,553 km²

Population: 1,036,458 Catholics (39.3% of 2,637,300 total)

Pastoral Centres: 33 parishes, 1 mission

Personnel: 132 priests (118 diocesan, 14 religious), 376 religious (115 brothers, 261 sisters), 52 seminarians