Suffragan diocese Masaka, Uganda
Diocese of Masaka
Masakaën(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Masaka is a Latin Church diocese in the Greater Masaka Region of Uganda, established as a diocese in 1953 from an apostolic vicariate dating to 1939. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kampala.
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- Established
- 1953
- Catholics
- 908,220
- Priests
- 367
- Territory
- 21,299 km²
Parishes and churches
65 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. Charles Lwanga Parish, KalunguKalunguView parish
- St. Charles Lwanga Parish, NamabaaleNamabaaleView parish
- St. Donozio Ssebuggwawo Parish, Sserinya CenterSserinya CenterView parish
- St. George Parish, MakukuuluMakukuuluView parish
- St. Gonzaga Parish, Kisojjo CenterKisojjo CenterView parish
- St. James Buuzabalyawo Parish, KyansiKyansiView parish
- St. John Baptist Parish, SsanjeSsanjeView parish
- St. John Mary Muzeeyi Parish, KyanukuziKyanukuziView parish
- St. John Mary Muzeeyi Parish, MpambireMpambireView parish
- St. John Mary Vianney Parish, MutukulaMutukulaView parish
- St. John the Baptist Parish, MakondoMakondoView parish
- St. Joseph Parish, Busheka CenterBusheka CenterView parish
- St. Joseph Parish, BusiboBusiboView parish
- St. Joseph Parish, KinoniKinoniView parish
- St. Joseph Parish, KyoteraKyoteraView parish
- St. Joseph Parish, MataleMataleView parish
- St. Jude Parish, BukotoBukotoView parish
- St. Jude Thaddeus Parish, KyazangaKyazangaView parish
- St. Jude Thaddeus Parish, LukayaLukayaView parish
- St. Kizito Parish, LuvuleLuvuleView parish
- St. Luke Parish, MannyaMannyaView parish
- St. Matthias Parish, MbirizziMbirizziView parish
- St. Paul Parish, KizibaKizibaView parish
- St. Peter Apostle Parish, Katovu-GgavuKatovu-GgavuView parish
- St. Peter Parish, Bbuuliro CentreBbuuliro CentreView parish
- St. Timothy Parish, BusagulaBusagulaView parish
- Sts. Alex and Henry Parish, KirowoozaKirowoozaView parish
- The Annunciation of Our Lady Parish, Bukasa CentreBukasa CentreView parish
- The Assumption of Our Lady Parish, KkinduKkinduView parish
- The Blessed Sacrament Parish, KimaanyaKimaanyaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Serverus Jjumba
- Born
- 2 August 1962
- Birthplace
- Masaka
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The cathedral
Our Lady of Sorrows Kitovu Cathedral stands in Masaka, 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.
History
Located in Masaka, Uganda, this diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Masakaensis) belongs to the Ecclesiastical Province of Kampala. It counts among the original dioceses established in Uganda and has never been divided since its creation.