Barnabas Rugwizangonga Halem ’Imana (1929–3 January 2016), was a
Uganda
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Roman Catholic
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priest who served as Bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabale
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabale () is a diocese located in the city of Kabale in the ecclesiastical province of Mbarara in Uganda.
History
* February 1, 1966: Established as Diocese of Kabale from Diocese of Mbarara
Leadership
* Bishops o ...
from 1969 until 1994.
Background and priesthood
Halem ’Imana was born in Rulangara, in present-day
Kisoro District
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Education
Kisoro Municipality includes Metropolitan International Universi ...
, in the
Western Region of Uganda, in 1929.
He was ordained a priest on 7 December 1958 at
Mbarara. He served as a priest at Mbarara until 1 February 1966, when he was transferred to Kabale. He served as a priest at Kabale until 29 May 1969, when he was appointed bishop.
As bishop
He was appointed Bishop of Kabale on 29 May 1969. He was ordained bishop 1 August 1969 by
Pope Paul VI
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, assisted by Archbishop
Sergio Pignedoli
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†, Titular Archbishop of
Iconium
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and Archbishop
Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga
Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga (5 November 1914 – 20 April 1991) was a Catholic Church in Uganda, Uganda Catholic prelate who served as the first Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala, Archbishop of Kampala from 1966 to 1990 and as a Cardinal (Ca ...
†, Archbishop of
Kampala
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.
He resigned as bishop on 15 July 1994. He died on 3 January 2016 at age 87 years.
See also
*
Uganda Martyrs
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*
Roman Catholicism in Uganda
The Catholic Church in Uganda is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
According to the 2024 census, there were an estimated 16,985,004 Catholics in the country, comprising around 37 percent o ...
Succession table
References
External links
Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabale
1929 births
2016 deaths
20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Uganda
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Uganda
People from Kisoro District
Roman Catholic bishops of Kabale
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