Roman Catholic Diocese of Hoima
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hoima is a diocese
located in the city of Hoima
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Mbarara in Uganda
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Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Hoima
Hoima
Hoima is a town in Western Uganda. It is main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Hoima District in Uganda. It is also the location of the palace of the Omukama of Bunyoro.-Location:...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Mbarara in Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
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History
- August 9, 1965: Established as Diocese of Hoima from the Diocese of Fort Portal and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rubaga
Leadership
- [Apostolic Administrator]
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Hoima (Roman rite)- Bishop Lambert Bainomugisha apostolic administrator since November 2009 due to bishop Deogratias' sickness for more than a year. Bishop Deogratias Muganwa Byabazaire (since 1991.03.09)
- Bishop Albert Edward Baharagate (1969.07.07 – 1991.03.09)
- Bishop Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire (R.I.P.) (1965.08.09 – 1968.12.19)