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Diocese of Kasese

Dioecesis Kasesensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Francis Aquirinus Kibira, Bishop
  • Egidio Nkaijanabwo, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 6 March 1989
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Mbarara
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Uganda
  • Square Kilometers: 3,205 (1,237 Square Miles)
  • Description: Administrative district of Kasese
  • Official Web Site: https://www.kasesediocese.org
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, P.O. Box 75, Kasese, Uganda
  • Telephone: 779.722.137

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
6 March 1989ErectedDiocese of Fort Portal (Kasese) Diocese of Kasese (erected)
2 January 1999Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Kasese (from Kampala)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1990114,822376,40030.5%137205,74110126ap1991
1999137,800361,11538.2%186245,7418246ap2000
2000138,805357,07538.9%189275,14013247ap2001
2001150,301388,90638.6%189275,56613277ap2002
2002154,119394,65439.1%207275,70811277ap2003
2003162,631407,69539.9%216276,02311317ap2004
2004201,248466,99543.1%216277,45311317ap2005
2006216,052491,00044.0%273307,2018337ap2007
2013303,402632,00048.0%392417,4007369ap2014
2016366,410724,72650.6%423458,14274110ap2017
2019402,255747,57253.8%541557,31324512ap2020
2021428,000795,40053.8%673706,11434412ap2022

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 81, Page 1,081, and Page 1,082
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 91, Page 334, and Page 335

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