Diocese of Kasese
Kasesen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Kasese, Uganda
The Diocese of Kasese is a Latin Rite diocese in western Uganda, erected in 1989 from the Diocese of Fort Portal. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mbarara, and its bishop since 2014 is Francis Aquirinus Kibira.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 6 March 1989
- Latin
- Kasesen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001001816
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 201,248
- Population
- 466,995
- Catholic share
- 43.1%
- Priests
- 72
- Catholics per priest
- 2,795
- Extent
- 3,205 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 63
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Acquirino Francis Kibira
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral stands in Kasese, 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.
The province of Mbarara
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Mbarara.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of MbararaMbarara
- Diocese of Fort PortalFort Portal
- Diocese of HoimaHoima
- Diocese of KabaleKabale
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Centered on the city of Kasese in Uganda, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kasese (Latin: Kasesen(sis)) is a suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara. It ministers to the Catholic faithful of the Kasese District over 3,205 square kilometres (1,237 sq mi), the smallest territory of any diocese in the Mbarara Ecclesiastical Province.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].