Diocese of

Kasese

Uganda Uganda

Continent: Eastern and Central Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Kasese / Kasesen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Mbarara

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

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History

Papal Visits

Present Prelates

Bishop (2014.04.15 – ...):Bishop Francis Aquirinus Kibira (67)Bishop Francis Aquirinus Kibira (67)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Kasese (Roman Rite)

Bishop Francis Aquirinus Kibira (67)Bishop Francis Aquirinus Kibira (67)
(2014.04.15 – ...)

Bishop of Kasese (Uganda)

Fiat voluntas tua

Born:1958.04.16 (Kigoto-Bulyansungwe, Uganda)
Ordained Priest:1984.09.23
Consecrated Bishop:2014.07.12

Priest of Fort Portal (Uganda) (1984.09.23 – 2014.04.15)

Bishop of Kasese (Uganda) (2014.04.15 – ...)

Bishop Egidio Nkaijanabwo (90)Bishop Egidio Nkaijanabwo (90)
(1989.03.06 – 2014.04.15)

Bishop emeritus of Kasese (Uganda)

Yours is the kingdom

Born:1935.08.29 (Rugazi, Uganda)
Ordained Priest:1961.05.28
Consecrated Bishop:1989.06.17

Bishop of Kasese (Uganda) (1989.03.06 – 2014.04.15)

Special Churches

Butembo–Beni (←), Fort Portal (β†—), Mbarara (β†˜)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 3,205 kmΒ²

Population: 720,223 Catholics (60.0% of 1,200,455 total)

Pastoral Centres: 14 parishes, 1 mission

Personnel: 72 priests (70 diocesan, 2 religious), 63 religious (6 brothers, 57 sisters), 32 seminarians

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Last updated on 2026.03.12

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