Barnabas R. Halem 'Imana
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Barnabas Rugwizangonga Halem ’Imana (1929–3 January 2016), was a
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priest who served as Bishop of the
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from 1969 until 1994.


Background and priesthood

Halem ’Imana was born in Rulangara, in present-day
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, 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
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, assisted by Archbishop
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†, Titular Archbishop of
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and Archbishop
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†, Archbishop of
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. He resigned as bishop on 15 July 1994. He died on 3 January 2016 at age 87 years.  


See also

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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 {{Africa-RC-bishop-stub