Roman Catholic Diocese of Jinja
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jinja is a diocese
located in the city of Jinja
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Tororo 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 Jinja
Jinja, Uganda
Jinja is the largest town in Uganda, Africa. It is the second busiest commercial center in the country, after Kampala, Uganda's capital and only city. Jinja was established in 1907.-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 Tororo 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
- June 10, 1948: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kampala from the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Nile
- March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Kampala
- August 5, 1966: Renamed as Diocese of Jinja
Leadership
- 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 Jinja (Roman rite)- Bishop Charles Martin Wamika (since March 2010)
- Bishop Joseph B. Willigers, M.H.M. (since 1967.07.13)
- Bishops of Kampala (Roman rite)
- Bishop Vincent Billington, M.H.M. (1953.03.25 – 1965.05.03)
- Vicars Apostolic of Kampala (Roman rite)
- Bishop Vincent Billington, M.H.M. (1948.05.13 – 1953.03.25)