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Diocese of the Catholic Church in Uganda
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Diocese of Jinja
Dioecesis Gingianus
Roman Catholic Diocese of Jinja
Location
Country Uganda
MetropolitanTororo
Statistics
Area8,917 km (3,443 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2004)
2,630,974
618,199 (23.5%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Current leadership
BishopCharles 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)
  • Bishops of Jinja (Roman rite)

See also

References

  1. Bishop Charles Martin Wamika Appointed Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jinja in March 2010

External links

0°27′04″N 33°12′45″E / 0.4510°N 33.2124°E / 0.4510; 33.2124

Jinja District
Capital: Buwenge
Counties and
sub-counties		Butembe County
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villages
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