Roman Catholic Diocese of Masaka
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Masaka
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name=Masaka
latin= Dioecesis Masakaensis
country= Uganda
metropolitan=Kampala
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 21,299
population= 1,513,700
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 908,220
catholics_percent= 60.0
bishop= John Baptist Kaggwa
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Masaka {Latin: "Masakaën(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Masaka in the Ecclesiastical province of Kampala in Uganda.
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
* Bishops of Masaka (Roman rite)
** Bishop John Baptist Kaggwa (since 1998.01.10)
** Bishop Adrian Kivumbi Ddungu (1961.11.11 – 1998.01.10)
** Archbishop Joseph Kiwánuka, M. Afr. (1953.03.25 – 1960.12.20)
* Vicars Apostolic of Masaka (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Joseph Kiwánuka, M. Afr. (1939.05.25 – 1953.03.25)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Uganda
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/masa0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmska.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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