Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala

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The Archdiocese of Kampala is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Kampala in Uganda.

Contents 1 History 2 Special Churches 3 Leadership 4 Suffragan Dioceses 5 Source

[edit] History

• 1880: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Nyanza from Apostolic Vicariate of Central Africa in Sudan
• 1883: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Victoria–Nyanza
• 1894.07.13: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Victoria Nyanza
• 1915.01.15: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Uganda
• 1953.03.25: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rubaga
• 1966.08.05: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kampala

[edit] Special Churches

The seat of the archbishop is St. Mary’s Cathedral (Rubaga Cathedral) in Kampala. There is also a Minor Basilica at the Basilica of the Uganda Martyrs in Namugongo.

[edit] Leadership

• Metropolitan Archbishops of Kampala
  • Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga: 2006 - Present
  • Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala: 1990 - 2006
  • Cardinal Emmauel Kiwanuka Nsubuga: 1966 - 1990
• Metropolitan Archbishops of Rubaga
  • Archbishop Joseph Kiwánuka: 1960-1966
  • Archbishop Louis Joseph Cabana: 1953-1960
• Vicars Apostolic of Uganda
  • Archbishop Louis Joseph Cabana: 1947-1953
  • Bishop Edouard Michaud: 1933-1945

[edit] Suffragan Dioceses

• Kasana–Luweero
• Kiyinda–Mityana
• Lugazi
• Masaka

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information