Roman Catholic Diocese of Masaka
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Masaka is a diocese
located in the city of Masaka
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Kampala
in Uganda
.
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 Masaka
Masaka
Masaka is a town in Central Uganda, lying west of Lake Victoria. It is the chief town of Masaka District. Besides being the headquarters of Masaka District, the town is the regional headquarters and largest metropolitan area in Lyantonde District, Sembabule District, Lwengo District, Bukomansimbi...
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 Kampala
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala
The Archdiocese of Kampala is the Metropolitan See for the Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical province of Kampala in Uganda.-History:The present Kampala Archdiocese is the result of territorial changes:...
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...
.
History
- May 25, 1939: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Masaka from the Apostolic Vicariate of Uganda
- March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Masaka
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 Masaka (Roman rite)- Bishop John Baptist Kaggwa (since 1998.01.10)
- Bishop Adrian Kivumbi DdunguAdrian Kivumbi DdunguAdrian Kivumbi Ddungu was the second Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Masaka, Uganda.Ordained to the priesthood on 20 December 1952, Ddungu was appointed bishop of the Masaka Diocese by Pope John XXIII, and was ordained on 18 March 1962. Bishop Ddungu retired on 10 January...
R.I.P. (1961.11.11 – 1998.01.10) - Archbishop Joseph Kiwánuka, M. Afr. R.I.P. (1953.03.25 – 1960.12.20)
- Vicars Apostolic of Masaka (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Joseph KiwánukaJoseph KiwánukaJoseph Kiwánuka, MAfr was a Ugandan prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Rubaga from 1960 until his death.-Biography:...
, M. Afr. R.I.P. (1939.05.25 – 1953.03.25)
- Archbishop Joseph Kiwánuka