Roman Catholic Diocese of Jinja

Diocese of Jinja Dioecesis Gingianus
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

• Roman Catholicism in Uganda
• Jinja

References

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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