Roman Catholic Diocese of Jinja
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Jinja
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name=Jinja
latin= Dioecesis Gingianus
country= Uganda
metropolitan=Tororo
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 8,917
population= 2,630,974
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 618,199
catholics_percent= 23.5
bishop= Joseph B. Willigers, M.H.M.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jinja {Latin: "Gingian(us)"} is a diocese located in the city of Jinja in the Ecclesiastical province of Tororo in Uganda.
History
* June 10, 1948: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kampala from the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Nile
* March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Kampala
* August 5, 1966: Renamed as Diocese of Jinja
Leadership
* Bishops of Jinja (Roman rite)
** Bishop Joseph B. Willigers, M.H.M. (since 1967.07.13)
* Bishops of Kampala (Roman rite)
** Bishop Vincent Billington, M.H.M. (1953.03.25 – 1965.05.03)
* Vicars Apostolic of Kampala (Roman rite)
** Bishop Vincent Billington, M.H.M. (1948.05.13 – 1953.03.25)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Uganda
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/jinj0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/djinj.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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