Diocese of Hoima
Hoiman(us)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Hoima, Uganda
The Diocese of Hoima covers the Bunyoro region of Uganda and was erected in 1965 from Fort Portal Diocese and Lubaga Archdiocese. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mbarara and is led by Bishop Vincent Kirabo.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 9 August 1965
- Latin
- Hoiman(us)
- Patron
- Saint Joseph
- Annuario code
- 001001600
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,075,812
- Population
- 2,367,780
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 45.4%
- Priests
- 190
- Catholics per priest
- 5,662
- Extent
- 17,200 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 63
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Vincent Kirabo
- Born
- 1 October 1955
- Birthplace
- Kyanaisoke
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral stands in Hoima, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Mbarara
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Mbarara.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of MbararaMbarara
- Diocese of Fort PortalFort Portal
- Diocese of KabaleKabale
- Diocese of KaseseKasese
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.