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Diocese of Fort Portal

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Bishop(s)

  • Robert Muhiirwa, Bishop
  • Joseph Mugenyi Sabiiti, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

General Information


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
21 February 1961ErectedDiocese of Mbarara (Toro and Bunyoro) Diocese of Fort Portal (erected)
9 August 1965Territory LostDiocese of Fort Portal
Archdiocese of Rubaga
Diocese of Hoima (erected) (Kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara)
6 March 1989Territory LostDiocese of Fort Portal (Kasese) Diocese of Kasese (erected)
2 January 1999Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Fort Portal (from Kampala)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1970200,186571,00035.1%101020,01812ap1971
1980238,000654,00036.4%2117386,2632521513ap1981
1990424,000880,00048.2%395449,636442659ap1991
1999513,2201,161,60144.2%6814826,2585419016ap2000
2000513,2381,161,63144.2%6913826,2595018917ap2001
2001513,2381,161,63144.2%7013836,1835024518ap2002
2002548,2441,176,24446.6%708787,0284515518ap2004
2004654,1291,394,98446.9%777847,7874630719ap2005
2006696,0001,486,00046.8%706769,1574831419ap2007
20131,139,8691,885,00060.5%9189911,5136137822ap2014
20161,016,8612,537,41540.1%11171188,6174623124ap2017
20191,103,8922,794,66539.5%103141179,4346731628ap2020
2021958,4832,386,51140.2%108151237,7924927929ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 53, Page 597, to Page 599
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 91, Page 334, and Page 335

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