John Baptist Kaggwa

John Baptist Kaggwa was born on 23 March 1943 at Bulenga, Busiro County, Wakiso District, in the Buganda Region of Uganda. He became the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Masaka on 24 June 1995,[1] and retired in 2019.

John Baptist Kaggwa
Born (1943-03-23) March 23, 1943
Bulenga, Uganda
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUganda
Known forPastoral service
Home townKampala
TitleBishop

Education

He attended Lubaga Boys Primary School. He then joined Kisubi Minor Seminary. Later he studied at Katigondo Major Seminary, before moving on to Urban University in Rome, Italy for his philosophical and theological studies. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Cannon and Secular Law, from that university.[2]

Priesthood

He was ordained priest on 12 December 1971 in Rome, at the age of 28. Following his doctoral studies, he was appointed vice rector of the Pontifical College of St Paul, Rome, for five years. He returned to Uganda in the 1980s and was appointed the first rector of Ggaba National Major Seminary.[2]

On 19 December 1994, he was appointed the coadjutor Bishop of Masaka. He was consecrated bishop on 24 June 1995 by his predecessor Bishop Adrian Kivumbi Ddungu. He succeeded as Bishop of Masaka, Uganda on 10 January 1998, [2] and retired on 16 Aprl 2019.

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See also

Succession table
Preceded by
Adrian Kivumbi Ddungu		 Bishop of Masaka
1998 - 2019		 Succeeded by
Serverus Jjumba

References
  1. David M. Cheney (11 November 2015). "Bishop John Baptist Kaggwa, Bishop of Masaka". Catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  2. Kisekka, Christopher (5 November 2016). "Bishop Kaggwa: Activist in a robe". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
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