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Thursday, March 04, 2010: Catholic Bishops Respond to the Bududa Tragedy
We, the Catholic Bishops of Uganda away in Rome for our Ad-Limina Visit, heard with profound shock and sorrow of the tragedy which befell the people of Bududa, in the Archdiocese of Tororo.
We want to assure all of our prayers and sympathies. We promise to do all we can to assist the victims and their families through our Conference.
Our National Office of Caritas-Uganda, and the Catholic Relief Services, have already undertaken the work of offering assistance to the affected.
We appeal to our Catholic communities to offer any help they can through their respective Diocesan Caritas Offices which in turn should forward it to the Caritas Office of the Archdiocese of Tororo.
We will continue to pray for all those affected, and may the Almighty grant the souls of the departed eternal rest.
2nd March, 2010: Appointment by the Holy Father
The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, has accepted the resignation of His Lordship the Rt. Rev. Joseph Willigers, from his office of Bishop of Jinja, and appointed as his successor His Lordship the Rt. Rev. Charles Martin Wamika, until now Auxiliary Bishop of Tororo Archdiocese.
The Bishop Elect was ordained a priest on 22nd September 1979. Until his appointment, Bishop Wamika has been the Auxiliary Bishop and Vicar General of Tororo, Vice President of the Catholic Education Commission, and an Alternative Delegate to AMECEA.
As we thank His Lordship the Right Rev. Joseph Willigers for his long and fruitful service, we pray for the new Bishop of Jinja and his important new mission at the service of God and His People.
February 24, 2010: Visit Ad Limina
From 28th of February to 9th March 2010, 26 Catholic Bishops of Uganda will be in Rome for the Ad Limina Visit. This is a very important event for our Church in this country.
You may remember that in 1992, 1997 and 2003 similar pilgrimages of your Bishops took place.
Such events are known as “VISIT AD LIMINA”. They are pilgrimages to the TOMBS of Sts. Peter and Paul,
two apostles who are teachers and symbols of Authority and Faith in the Church founded by Jesus Christ.
The visit Ad Limina is a long–standing practice in the life of the Catholic Church.
Its deeper meaning is the expression of communion and solidarity which exists within the Church members and in a special way communion and solidarity with the visible head of the Church, the Holy Father.
During their stay in Rome they will concelebrate Masses in the four Major Basilicas, namely, St. Peter’s, St. Paul’s, Mary Major, and John Lateran. They will be received as a group and individually by the Holy Father. They will share their experiences as leaders of the Church in Uganda with members of various Congregations (ministries) and Commissions/Councils which assist the Holy Father in serving members of the Church and the World. Evidently they will seek advice from leaders of those organizations.
The Bishops wish to assure you of their prayers for each and all and for our country; but they also ask for yours.
2nd February 2010: Archbishop Augustine Kasujja Appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria
Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday February 2, appointed His Excellency Archbishop Augustine Kasujja, as Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria. He was born in Mitala-Maria in Uganda on April 26, 1946, was ordained Priest on January 3, 1973.
He entered the Diplomatic Service of the Holy See in 1979 and has served in the Apostolic Nunciatures of Argentina, Haiti, Bangladesh, Portugal, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Algeria.The cleric was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria and Tunisia on May 23, 1988, to Madagascar, to the Seychelles and Apostolic Delegate to the Comoros and La Reunion on April 22, 2004.
He was appointed the same and Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritius on June 9, 2004. He speaks Luganda,English, Italian, French and German.
20th January 2010: The Centenary of the Catholic Faith - West Nile Region (1910-2010)
On Saturday, 20th March 2010, Nebbi Catholic diocese will hold a grand celebration to mark one hundred years of the existence of the Catholic Faith in the West Nile Region. The celebration will take place at Pakwach parish where the first Comboni missionaries landed when they came to Uganda by way of River Nile.