Pope Francis appoints Archbishop
for Mbarara, Uganda
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| Archbishop-elect Lambert Bainomugisha |
Pope Francis accepts the resignation of Archbishop Paul
Bakyenga and appoints Auxiliary Bishop Lambert Bainomugisha as the Archbishop
of Mbarara, Uganda.
By Vatican News
The Rt. Rev. Lambert Bainomugisha was born 12th July 1961 at
Kashumba, Bukanga, Isingiro in what was at that time the Diocese of Mbarara. He
studied both in Uganda and in Canada and obtained a degree in Canon Law through
the University of St Paul of Ottowa. He was ordained priest on 13 July 1991 at
Mbarara Cathedral.
He exercised his pastoral ministry for several years in St
Joseph the Worker Parish in Rubindi, Mbarara. He then returned to Canada in
1994 to complete his studies. After returning to the Diocese, he was the
Chancellor of the Archdiocese from 2000 to 2005.
Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Mbarara
On 2 July 2005 he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop for the
Archdiocese of Mbarara and Titular Bishop of Tacia Montana. He received
episcopal consecration on 1 October the same year.
On 13 November, 2009 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him
Apostolic Administrator sedes plena et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of
the Diocese of Hoima, until a new Bishop of Hoima was ordained and appointed on
29 February 2016. Bishop Lambert then returned to the Archdiocese of Mbarara to
continue his duties as Auxiliary Bishop.
Arcbishop-elect Bainomugisha is also the President of the
Legal Service Commission and is a member of other commissions of the Uganda
Episcopal Conference.
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