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Welcome to the official website of the Catholic Church in Uganda. You will find on this website information about different dioceses in Uganda (parishes, religious communities, priests, institutions, etc.), the different commissions, institutions, and departments of the Catholic Secretariat, as well as important links to the Church universal and its organs. You can also read about the recent publications and press releases of the Uganda Episcopal Conference.

The Uganda Episcopal Conference is the Assembly of the Catholic Hierarchy in Uganda, constituted with the approval of the Holy See, through which bishops express their collegial responsibility through collective action, to assure the progress of the Church and coordination of its social and pastoral ministry. It is headed by a Chairman elected every four years. He is assisted by an Executive Board, also chosen every four years, composed of six Chairmen of various Commissions.The Episcopal Conference of Uganda was founded in 1960.

On 11th June,2010, during their Annual Plenary, members of the Uganda Episcopal Conference, elected His Grace Rev. John Baptist Odama [above] and Rt. Rev. Joseph Antony Zziwa [below] as new Chairman and Vice Chairman respectively.

 

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Address to the Diplomatic Corps, the UBC and other invited guests at the reception on the occasion of the election of His Holiness, Pope Francis
Kampala, 3 May 2013

Your Eminence Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala, Emeritus Archbishop of Kampala, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, all protocol observed.
Welcome to the Apostolic Nunciature in Uganda and thank you for coming this evening to celebrate the election of His Holiness Pope Francis and, at the same time, to meet his newly arrived representative here in Uganda.

Your Excellency, Mr. Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi, Vice-President of Uganda. Thank you very much for your presence. This is a great honor for all of here. Kindly convey to His Excellency, Mr. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of Uganda, the profound appreciation of the Holy See, of the diplomatic missions present here, and of all those who share this evening with us, for his closeness to us in your person.

I was happy to be able to meet many of you individually this evening as you arrived. Being able to greet my colleagues in the Diplomatic Corps is also a special moment related to the universal mission of Pope Francis, for in you I have the honor of meeting people from so many countries and recognizing in you the joys, the concerns and the expectations of the countries and the citizens whom you represent as well as your good will towards the people of Uganda.
The relations between your countries and the Holy See has been fruitful, a source of benefit to all nations, as we can see particularly here in the Republic of Uganda, which welcomes us and continues that fruitful dialogue among nations that is a condition for peace and integral human development. This good of every person upon this earth is what matters for the Holy See, and it is the intention of myself and my collaborators to continue offering our particular contribution to the people of Uganda.Read on



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Welcoming His Excellency Most Rev. Michael A. Blume, S.V.D. the new Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda.

 



The new Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda, Archbishop Michael Blume arrived in the country to take on his job. He was appointed by the Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI before he resigned as the head of the Catholic Church last February. The new Nuncio, was on Tuesday 2nd April, 2013 received at Entebbe International Airport by a powerful delegation from the Catholic Church which included: the Chairman of the Episcopal Conference - Archbishop John Baptist Odama of Gulu, the Archbishop of Kampala - Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, Msgr Edward Karaan -Secretary to the Nunciature [who has been acting Nuncio since Archbishop Paul Tschang In-Nam left the country].
Msgr John Baptist Kauta - the Secretary General of Uganda Episcopal Conference also welcomed the new Papal representative.

 

 

 


"HABEMUS PAPAM FRANCISCUM." . "We have Pope Francis.".

 


Was the announcement given in Latin by the Cardinal Protodeacon, the senior Cardinal Deacon, upon the election of a new Roman Catholic pope from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. After the announcement, the new pope was presented to the people and he gave his first Urbi et Orbi blessing.

The Now Pope Francis [Jorge Mario Bergoglio] was born on 17 December 1936. He is the 266th and current Pope of the Catholic Church, elected on 13 March 2013. As such, he is both head of the Church and Sovereign of the Vatican City State.

A native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was ordained as a priest in 1969. He served as head of the Society of Jesus in Argentina from 1973 to 1979. In 1998 he became the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, and in 2001 a cardinal. Following the resignation of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, on 28 February 2013, the conclave elected Bergoglio, who chose the papal name Francis in honour of Saint Francis of Assisi. He is the first pope to be a Jesuit, to come from the Americas, and to come from the Southern Hemisphere.

 

 

 


THE COAT OF ARMS OF POPE FRANCIS

 



The Coat of Arms for Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, reflects his humility and reverence for the the Virgin Mary. However, as Pope, his crest will have to be modified to follow papal heraldry rules.
It features three symbols in a Triangle shape, over a blue background. The most prominent feature, at the top of the triangle, is the sun with the letters IHS in the middle. The symbol represents the Jesuit order, of which he is a part of.

On the lower left hand side is a five-point star, which along with the blue background, symbolizes the Virgin Mary. On the right hand side, is a grape vine symbolizing Jesus as the grower of the Faith.
Beneath the crest is his motto in Latin which means “Lowly and yet chosen,” referring to a passage from the bible of when Jesus chose Mathew as a disciple. Matthew was a tax collector who left behind earthly riches to preach the Gospel.

 

 


PRESS RELEASE:The Archdiocese of Mbarara to lead Uganda Martyrs Celebrations 2013 at Namugongo.

 

The Archdiocese of Mbarara has been chosen to lead Uganda Martyrs Celebrations 2013 at Namugongo. The theme for the celebration is “I do not call you servants but friends” Jn 15:15. The Archdiocese of Mbarara last led the celebrations at Namugongo in 1992. The Overall Coordinator for the preparations is the Diocesan Pastoral Coordinator Rev. Fr. Leo Tinkatumire (PHD).Read More

 

 


New Pope

 

March 13, 2013. (Romereports.com) At 7:06 in the evening, local time in Rome, the fumata bianca, the white smoke, appeared before thousands of people at St. Peter's Square.

More than an hour later, at 8:13 at night, the Protodeacon Jean-Louis Tauran made the announcement the world was waiting for: 'Habemus Papam'.

Many of the onlookers were surprised at the election of the Archbishop of Buenos Aires. But after a few minutes, the crowd began chanting his newly chosen name, Francis. After praying for a few minutes inside the Pauline Chapel, he stepped out into the balcony. He became Latin America's first Pope, and the first to use the name Francis.

FRANCIS I
“It seems that my brother Cardinals have come almost to the ends of the earth to get him… but here we are. I thank you for the welcome that has come from the diocesan community of Rome.”

In his first speech, the new Pope recalled his predecessor and asked people to pray for him.

FRANCIS I
“First of all I would say a prayer pray for our Bishop Emeritus Benedict XVI. Let us all pray together for him, that the Lord bless him and Our Lady protect him.”

Before imparting his first blessing as the new Bishop of Rome, Francis I asked the faithful to pray for him, as he bowed his head in silence.

He then received the stole and recanted his first blessing Urbi et Orbi.

The Argentine cardinal received more than two thirds of the 115 votes during the fifth round of the conclave on the evening of March 13. Speaking the large crowd that assembled at St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis I asked everyone present to pray to achieve greater brotherhood in the world.

 

 

 

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  • To promote Integral Human Development in the Whole world Inspired by the Gospel Values (LK.4:18ff).

 
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