Paul K. Bakyenga

Paul Kamuza Bakyenga (born June 30, 1944 in Bumbaire-Igara ) is a Ugandan clergyman and emeritus Roman Catholic Archbishop of Mbarara .

Life

Paul K. Bakyenga was ordained a priest for the diocese of Mbarara on July 11, 1971 .

Pope John Paul II appointed him coadjutor bishop of Mbarara on March 6, 1989 . The Bishop of Mbarara, John Baptist Kakubi , ordained him episcopal on June 24 of the same year . Co- consecrators were Adrian Kivumbi Ddungu , Bishop of Masaka , and Serapio Bwemi Magambo , Bishop of Fort Portal .

With the resignation of John Baptist Kakubi, he succeeded him on November 23, 1991 as Bishop of Mbarara. With the elevation to the archbishopric on January 2, 1999 he was appointed Archbishop of Mbarara.

Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on April 25, 2020.

Web links

Entry on Paul K. Bakyenga on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

^ Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Mbarara (Uganda) e nomina del nuovo Arcivescovo Metropolita. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , April 25, 2020, accessed April 25, 2020 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
John Baptist Kakubi	Bishop / Archbishop of Mbarara 1991–2020	Lambert Bainomugisha

personal data
SURNAME	Bakyenga, Paul K.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Bakyenga, Paul Kamuza
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Ugandan clergyman, emeritus Roman Catholic Archbishop of Mbarara
DATE OF BIRTH	June 30, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bumbaire-Igara

[1] Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Mbarara (Uganda) e nomina del nuovo Arcivescovo Metropolita. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , April 25, 2020, accessed April 25, 2020 (Italian).