Kabale Diocese

Kabale Diocese




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Bishop Ordinary

Rt. Rev. Bonaventure Bosco Gubazire was born on March 3, 1974 in Kitumba Hiika of Rushoroza Cathedral Parish. He attended St. Mary’s Boys Primary School, Rushoroza from1981-1987, then St. Paul’s Minor Seminary, Rushoroza from 1988-1994. In 1994, he entered the Postulancy of the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers). He made perpetual vows on December 7, 2002 and was ordained a priest on August 10, 2003 at Rushoroza Cathedral Parish by Rt. Rev. Callist Rubaramira.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Religious Studies from the Philosophy Centre Jinja, PCJ (1997), a Bachelor of Arts in Theology from the Institut Catholique de Toulouse, France (2003), a Masters of Arts in Philosophy (majoring in Ethics) from the Milltown Institute of Philosophy of Dublin, Ireland (2010). He also holds a Diploma in ICT System Support from Andiamo Educational Institutions of Baraka, Malawi (2013) and a Doctorate Degree in Philosophy (PhD) from the University of San Carlos of Cebu, Philippines (2020).
On July 15, 2026, Pope Leo XIV appointed him Bishop of Kabale Diocese. He was ordained and installed on October 3, 2026 at Rushoroza. He is the fifth appointed Shepherd after Bishops Gervasius Nkalanga (1966-1969), Barnabas Halem’Imana (1969-1994), Robert Mary Gay (1994-2003) and Callist Rubaramira (2003-2026).

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CATHOLIC POPULATION

35

PARISHES

142

DIOCESAN PRIESTS

820

Catechists

Kabale Diocese was erected on 17th April 1966 being separated from Mbarara Diocese which up to 1956 formed part of the Apostolic Vicariate of Rwenzori.

On its inception as diocese, the Most Rev.Bishop Gervasius Placidus Nkalanga (R.I.P) of Bukoba Diocese, a native of Tanzania was appointed Apostolic Administrator of this newly erected diocese. Three years later, on August 1, 1969, Bishop Emeritus Barnabas R. Halem’Imana (R.I.P) was appointed and consecrated as the first native Residential Bishop.

He retired on July 15, 1994 and was succeeded by Bishop Emeritus Robert Mary Gay (M. Afr) (R.I.P) who was first appointed as Apostolic Administrator but was on March 9, 1996 ordained Bishop. He retired in 2003 and was succeeded by the current Bishop, Rt.Rev. Callist Rubaramira. He was ordained Bishop at Rushoroza on June 8, 2003. Kabale is a suffragan Diocese within the Archdiocese of Mbarara since 1999.

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Emeritus

The Rt. Rev.Callist Rubaramira was born on 8th February 1950 in Rubira village, Rushoroza Parish. He was ordained a priest on Pentecost Sunday 18th May 1975 at Rushoroza Parish.

He was appointed Bishop of Kabale Diocese by Pope John Paul II on March 18, 2003 and ordained and installed as Bishop of Kabale Diocese on Pentecost Sunday 8th June, 2003 at Rushoroza.

He is the fourth appointed Shepherd after Bishops Gervazio Nkalanga, Barnabas Halem’Imana (R.I.P) and Robert Mary Gay (R.I.P) of the Missionaries of Africa.

About the Diocese

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Our Lady Of Good Shepherd Cathedral Diocese Of Kabale

Welcome to Kabale Diocese. Find on this website information about the history of the diocese, its bishops (the Ordinary, and Emeriti), the main functions in the diocese, diocesan statistics, religious communities of men and women with their respective addresses, other institutions including seminaries, catechetical centre, hospitals and health centres, parishes, centres with resident priests, diocesan and religious priests with their dates of ordination

DIOCESE ADDRESS

Bishop’s House
P.O.Box 200, Kabale – Uganda
Tel: +256782552202
E-mail: callistrub1950c@gmail.com

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