Diocese of Lugazi
| Diocese of Lugazi | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Uganda |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Kampala |
| Diocesan bishop | Christopher Kakooza |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Matthias Ssekamaanya |
| founding | 1996 |
| surface | 4,595 km² |
| Parishes | 21 (December 31, 2013 / AP2015 ) |
| Residents | 1,606,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics | 682,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2015 ) |
| proportion of | 42.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 68 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 8 (December 31, 2013 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 8,974 |
| Friars | 16 (31.12.2013 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 193 (December 31, 2013 / AP2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
English Swahili Luganda |
| cathedral | Our Lady Queen of Peace Cathedral |
| Website | http://www.lugazidiocese.org/ |
The Bistum Lugazi ( lat. : Dioecesis Lugasiensis ) is in Uganda preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Lugazi . It includes the districts of Kayunga , Buikwe and Mukono .
history
Pope John Paul II founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Quando ad aeternam on November 30, 1996 from cession of territory by the Archdiocese of Kampala , to which it was also subordinated as a suffragan diocese. Matthias Ssekamaanya was the first local ordinary until November 4, 2014 .
Bishops of Lugazi
- Matthias Ssekamaanya , 1996-2014
- Christopher Kakooza , since November 2014
