Robert Muhiirwa

Ugandan priest

The Most Reverend Robert Muhiirwa
Bishop of Fort Portal
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara
See	Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Portal
Appointed	18 March 2003
Predecessor	Paul Lokiru Kalanda †
Successor	Incumbent
Orders
Ordination	11 August 1985
Consecration	15 June 2003 by Emmanuel Wamala
Rank	Bishop
Personal details
Born	Robert Muhiirwa (1958-10-23) 23 October 1958 (age 65) Ibonde Village, Kabarole District, Uganda

Robert Muhiirwa (born 23 October 1958) is a Ugandan Roman Catholic priest who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Portal. He was appointed bishop of Fort Portal on 18 March 2003.^[1]^[2]

Background and priesthood

Muhiirwa was born on 23 October 1958, in Ibonde Village, in present-day Kabarole District, in the Toro sub-region, in the Western Region of Uganda. He was ordained a priest on 11 August 1985 and served as priest of the Diocese of Fort Portal, until 18 March 2003.^[1]^[2]

As bishop

Muhiirwa was appointed Bishop of Fort Portal on 18 March 2003 and was consecrated a bishop at Fort Portal on 15 June 2003 by Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala, Archbishop of Archdiocese of Kampala, assisted by Bishop Paul Lokiru Kalanda† who was the Bishop Emeritus of Fort Portal Diocese and Bishop Deogratias Muganwa Byabazaire†, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Hoima.^[1]^[2]

Succession table

Preceded by

Paul Lokiru Kalanda (1991 - 2003)

Bishop of Fort Portal
2003 - present

Succeeded by

Incumbent

References

^ ^a ^b ^c David M. Cheney (30 April 2018). "Bishop Robert Muhiirwa". Kansas City: Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Catholic Diocese of Fort Portal (2010). "Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Portal: Bishops' Profile". Fort Portal: Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Portal. Retrieved 23 July 2019.