Roman Catholic Diocese of Jinja
Diocese of the Catholic Church in Uganda
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Diocese of Jinja Dioecesis Gingianus | |
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Location | |
Country | Uganda |
Metropolitan | Tororo |
Statistics | |
Area | 8,917 km2 (3,443 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 2,630,974 618,199 (23.5%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Charles Martin Wamika |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jinja (Latin: Gingian(us)) is a diocese located in the city of Jinja in the ecclesiastical province of Tororo in Uganda.
History
- June 10, 1948: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kampala from the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Nile
- March 25, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Kampala
- August 5, 1966: Renamed as Diocese of Jinja
Leadership
- Vicar Apostolic of Kampala (Roman rite)
- Bishop Vincent Billington, M.H.M. (1948.05.13 – 1953.03.25 see below)
- Bishop of Kampala (Roman rite)
- Bishop Vincent Billington, M.H.M. (see below 1953.03.25 – 1965.05.03)
- Bishops of Jinja (Roman rite)
- Bishop Joseph B. Willigers, M.H.M. (1967.07.13- 2010.03.02)
- Bishop Charles Martin Wamika (since March 2010)[1]
See also
References
- ^ Bishop Charles Martin Wamika Appointed Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jinja in March 2010
External links
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
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Jinja District
Capital: Buwenge
sub-counties
Butembe County
villages
- Madhvani Group
- Kakira Sugar Works
- Nile Breweries
- Absa Bank Uganda Limited
- Bank of Africa Uganda Limited
- Bank of Baroda Uganda Limited
- Centenary Bank
- DFCU Bank
- Diamond Trust Bank
- Equity Bank Uganda Limited
- Orient Bank
- KCB Bank Uganda Limited
- PostBank Uganda
- Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited
- Standard Chartered Uganda
- United Bank for Africa
- Tropical Bank
- Pride Microfinance Limited
- Finance Trust Bank
- Opportunity Uganda Limited
- FINCA Uganda Limited
landmarks
- River Nile
- City House Jinja
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Jinja
- Uganda Senior Command and Staff College
- National Defence College, Uganda
- Uganda Junior Staff College
- Nsaka University
- Makerere University Eastern Campus
- Jinja College
- Jinja Philosophy Center
- Busoga College Mwiiri
- Kiira College Butiki
- Madhvani College Wairaka
- Wanyange Girls School
- Jinja Girls Seondary School
- Jinja Senior Secondary School
- St. James Senior Secondary School
- Uganda Hotel and Tourism Training Institute
- Muljibhai Madhvani
- Mayur Madhvani
- Muhammad Kezaala Baswale
- Daudi Migereko
- Aaron Kirunda
- Irene Mulyagonja
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