Archdiocese of Mbarara
Mbararaën(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Mbarara, Uganda
Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese in Mbarara, western Uganda, originating as the Vicariate Apostolic of Ruwenzori in 1934 and elevated to an archdiocese on January 2, 1999. Its suffragans include Fort Portal, Hoima, Kabale, and Kasese.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 2 January 1999
- Latin
- Mbararaën(sis)
- Patron
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help
- Annuario code
- 001002200
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,278,440
- Priests
- 165
- Catholics per priest
- 7,748
- Extent
- 10,980 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 116
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
- Archbishop
- Lambert Bainomugisha
- Born
- 12 July 1961
- Birthplace
- Kashumba
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
Nyamitanga Cathedral stands in Mbarara, 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
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Fort PortalFort Portal
- Diocese of HoimaHoima
- Diocese of KabaleKabale
- Diocese of KaseseKasese
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Seated in Mbarara, Uganda, this see (Latin: Archidioecesis Mbararensis) was raised to archdiocese status on January 2, 1999, and now serves as the metropolitan see of the Western Uganda 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].