The Uganda Episcopal Conference (UEC) or Episcopal Conference of Uganda is the local conference of
Roman Catholic
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bishops in
Uganda
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...
, established in 1960.
The UEC acts primarily through the Uganda Catholic Secretariat in an effort to promote and coordinate social and pastoral ministry of the Catholic Church of Uganda. This task is performed through twelve committees including the liturgical-pastoral, dedicated to the
apostolate of the laity, the Board of justice and peace, as education and training of priests, and those on
ecumenism and interreligious dialogue. The statutes of the Conference were approved by the
Holy See
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on September 8, 1974.
The UEC is a member of the
Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) and
Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM).
Presidents of the Bishops' Conference
1969–1975:
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
Kampala (, ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,875,834 (2024) and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kampala, Kawempe Division, Kawempe, Makindy ...
1975–1977:
John Baptist Kakubi, Archbishop of
Mbarara
1977–1982:
Adrian Kivumbi Ddungu, Bishop of
Masaka
1982–1986:
Barnabas R. Halem 'Imana, Bishop of
Kabale
1986–1994:
Emmanuel Wamala, Bishop of
Mityana -
Kiyinda and Archbishop of
Kampala
Kampala (, ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,875,834 (2024) and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kampala, Kawempe Division, Kawempe, Makindy ...
1994–2002:
Paul Lokiru Kalanda, Bishop of
Fort Portal
2002–2006:
Paul K. Bakyenga, Archbishop of
Mbarara
2006–2010:
Matthias Ssekamaanya, bishop of
Lugazi
2010–2018:
John Baptist Odama, Archbishop of
Gulu
2018 to date:
Rt. Rev. Joseph Anthony Zziwa, Bishop of Kiyinda-Mityana
See Also
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Uganda Catholic Television
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Uganda Martyrs University
References
External links
Official website GCatholic.org
Catholic-Hierarchy
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Uganda
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...
Catholic Church in Uganda
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