Diocese of Fort Portal
| Diocese of Fort Portal | |
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| Country | Uganda |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Mbarara |
| Diocesan bishop | Robert Muhiirwa |
| Auxiliary bishop | Joseph Mugenyi Sabiiti |
| founding | 1961 |
| surface | 13,553 km² |
| Parishes | 24 (December 31, 2013 / AP2015 ) |
| Residents | 1,945,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics | 1,176,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2015 ) |
| proportion of | 60.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 99 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 8 (December 31, 2013 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 10,991 |
| Friars | 61 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 384 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Virika Cathedral |
| address | PO Box 914, Fort Portal, Uganda Tel. (0483) 22.086 fax. 22,072 |
The diocese of Fort Portal ( lat. : Diocesis Arcis Portal ) is an in Uganda situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Fort Portal .
history
The diocese Fort Portal was on February 21, 1961 by Pope John XXIII. formed from parts of the Archdiocese of Mbarara. Vincent Joseph McCauley was the first bishop.
On August 9, 1965 and March 6, 1989 the territory of the diocese was changed and parts of the area with Hoima and Kasese were redistributed.
It is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Mbarara as a suffragan .
Ordinaries
- Vincent Joseph McCauley CSC , (1961–1972)
- Serapio Bwemi Magambo , (1972-1991)
- Paul Lokiru Kalanda , (1991-2003)
- Robert Muhiirwa , (since 2003)