Roman Catholic Diocese of Jinja

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.

Diocese of Jinja

Dioecesis Gingianus
Location
Country Uganda
MetropolitanTororo
Statistics
Area8,917 km2 (3,443 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2004)
2,630,974
618,199 (23.5%)
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopCharles Martin Wamika

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)
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See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Uganda
  • Jinja

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



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