Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kampala, Uganda

Special Churches

Cathedral: St. Mary’s Cathedral (Rubaga Cathedral), Kampala, Kampala, Central
Former Cathedral: Former Cathedral of St. Peter, Nsambya, Kampala, Central
Minor Basilica: Basilica of the Uganda Martyrs, Namugongo, Kampala, Central
Minor Basilica: Basilica of the Uganda Martyrs, Munyonyo, Kampala, Central
National Shrine: National Shrine of the Uganda Martyrs, Namugongo, Kampala, Central

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2021.12.09 – ...):

Archbishop Paul Ssemogerere (66)

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Kampala (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Paul Ssemogerere (66)
(2021.12.09 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kampala (Uganda)

Born:	1956.06.30 (Kisubi, Uganda)
Ordained Priest:	1983.06.03
Consecrated Bishop:	2008.08.23

Bishop of Kasana–Luweero (Uganda) (2008.06.04 – 2021.12.09)

Apostolic Administrator of Kampala (Uganda) (2021.04.08 – 2021.12.09)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kampala (Uganda) (2021.12.09 – ...)

Bishop Paul Ssemogerere (66) (later Archbishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 2021.04.08 – 2021.12.09)

Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga
(2006.08.19 – 2021.04.03)

Ora et labora ut habeant vitam

Born:	1953.01.19 (Naggalama, Uganda)
Ordained Priest:	1978.04.09
Consecrated Bishop:	1997.03.01
Died:	2021.04.03 (Kampala, Uganda † 68)

Bishop of Kasana–Luweero (Uganda) (1996.11.30 – 2006.08.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kampala (Uganda) (2006.08.19 – 2021.04.03)

Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala (96)
(1990.02.08 – 2006.08.19)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Ugo
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Kampala (Uganda)

In te Domine speravi

Born:	1926.12.15 (Kamaggwa, Uganda)
Ordained Priest:	1957.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1981.11.22
Created Cardinal:	1994.11.26

Bishop of Kiyinda–Mityana (Uganda) (1981.07.17 – 1988.06.21)

President of Uganda Episcopal Conference (1986 – 1994)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Kampala (Uganda) (1988.06.21 – 1990.02.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kampala (Uganda) (1990.02.08 – 2006.08.19)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Ugo (1994.11.26 – ...)

Cardinal Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga
(1966.08.05 – 1990.02.08)

Mater profer lumen cæcis

Born:	1914.11.11 (Kisule, Uganda)
Ordained Priest:	1946.12.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1966.10.30
Created Cardinal:	1976.05.24
Died:	1991.04.20 (Köln, Germany † 76)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kampala (Uganda) (1966.08.05 – 1990.02.08)

President of Uganda Episcopal Conference (1969 – 1975)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Nuova (1976.05.24 – 1991.04.20)

Bishops of Kampala (Roman Rite)

Bishop Vincent Billington, M.H.M.
(1953.03.25 – 1965.05.03)

Born:	1904.05.14 (England)
Ordained Priest:	1930.07.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1948.07.26
Died:	1976.10.06 († 72)

Titular Bishop of Avissa (1948.05.13 – 1953.03.25)

Vicar Apostolic of Kampala (Uganda) (1948.05.13 – 1953.03.25)

Bishop of Kampala (Uganda) (1953.03.25 – 1965.05.03)

Titular Bishop of Fallaba (1965.05.03 – 1970.12.07)

Vicars Apostolic of Kampala (Roman Rite)

Bishop Vincent Billington, M.H.M.
(1948.05.13 – 1953.03.25)

(see above)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop Emmanuel Wamala (96) (later Cardinal) (1988.06.21 – 1990.02.08)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop Jean Forbes, M. Afr. (1917.11.17 – 1926.03.13)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Christopher Kakooza (70) (1999.01.02 – 2014.11.04)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Matthias Ssekamanya (86) (1985.03.09 – 1996.11.30)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Joseph Mukwaya (1982.09.10 – 1988.06.21)

Contact Info

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Statistics

Area: 3,645 km²

Population: 2,054,840 Catholics (40.7% of 5,048,983 total) (2020)

Statistics: 69 parishes, 493 missions, 359 priests (296 diocesan, 63 religious), 968 lay religious (203 brothers, 765 sisters), 203 seminarians (2020)

History

1948.06.10: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kampala / Kampalaën(sis) (Latin) (from Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Nile)
1953.03.25: Promoted as Diocese of Kampala / Kampalaën(sis) (Latin) (became suffragan of Rubaga)
1966.08.05: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kampala / Kampalaën(sis) (Latin) (with suffragan sees Arua, Gulu, Masaka, Mbarara, Moroto and Tororo and gained territory from the suppressed Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rubaga)
1968.07.12: Gained suffragan see Lira
1980.11.29: Gained suffragan see Soroti
1981.07.17: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Kiyinda–Mityana and gained suffragan see Kiyinda–Mityana
1991.05.20: Gained suffragan see Kotido
1996.02.23: Gained suffragan see Nebbi
1996.11.30: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Kasana–Luweero and Diocese of Lugazi and gained suffragan sees Kasana–Luweero and Lugazi
1999.01.02: Lost suffragan sees Arua, Gulu, Kotido, Lira, Mbarara, Moroto, Nebbi, Soroti and Tororo