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Suffragan diocese Jinja, Uganda

Diocese of Jinja

Gingian(us)

The Diocese of Jinja is a Latin rite see in eastern Uganda, established in 1966 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Tororo. Following the death of Bishop Charles Martin Wamika in October 2025, Archbishop Emmanuel Obbo of Tororo serves as Apostolic Administrator.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Sacred Heart Cathedral, Jinja, in Jinja, Uganda.

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Established
1966
Catholics
960,100
Priests
149
Territory
8,917 km²

Parishes and churches

26 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

No bishop is recorded for this diocese. See the bishop.

The cathedral

Sacred Heart Cathedral, Jinja stands in Jinja, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

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