Callistus Rubaramira (born 8 February 1950), is a Roman Catholic prelate, who is the 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 ...

, in

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. He was appointed bishop on 15 March 2003 by

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Early life and education

Rubaramira was born on 8 February 1950, at ''Rubira-Kyanamira Village'', in

Kabale District Kabale District is a district in the Western Region of Uganda. Kabale hosts the district headquarters. It was originally part of Kigezi District, before the districts of Rukungiri, Kanungu, Kisoro, Rubanda and Rukiga were excised to form sepa ...

in the Western Region of Uganda. This lies in Rushoroza Parish, in the Diocese of Kabale, a Suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan ecclesiastical province of

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. His parents are Cyprion Kwigira and Seforoza Bamusibane. He is the second-born in a family of ten siblings (six brothers and three sisters). He attended Saint Francis Kyanamira Primary School for his primary education. He attended Saint Paul's Seminary Mutolere for his O-Level education. He completed his A-Level studies at Kitabi Seminary in Bushenyi. He studied

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at ''St Thomas Aquinas National Major Seminary Katigondo'', in Kalungu District, where he studied Philosophy. He then transferred to St. Mary's National Seminary, Ggaba, where he studied Theology. He graduated with a

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from Katigondo (BA in Philosophy) and from Ggaba (BA in Theology). Later he was awarded a

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(MBA) from the

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, in the United States.

Priest

He was ordained deacon on 29 December 1974. On 18 May 1975, he was ordained a priest of Kabale Diocese. He served as priest in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabale until 15 March 2003. Among the service roles that he has gone through as priest include: * Parish priest and

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* Secretary to the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabale * Chancellor of the Diocese of Kabale * Diocesan treasurer of the Diocese of Kabale * Diocesan financial administrator of the Diocese of Kabale.

As bishop

He was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabale, on 15 March 2003. He was consecrated as bishop on 8 June 2003 at Kabale by Bishop Robert Marie Gay, Bishop Emeritus of Kabale, assisted by Bishop Barnabas Rugwizangonga Halem ’Imana, Bishop Emeritus of Kabale and Archbishop Paul Kamuza Bakyenga, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara. On 25 August 2024 Bishop Callistus Rubaramira was installed as the chancellor of ''St. Ignatius University Kabale'' (IGUKA). The ceremony took place on the university's campus in Rusoroza, Kabale Municipality.

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