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Diocese of Fort Portal Dioecesis Arcis Portal | |
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Location | |
Country | Uganda |
Metropolitan | Mbarara |
Statistics | |
Area | 9,553 km2 (3,688 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2016) 2,537,415 1,016,861 (40.1%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Robert Muhiirwa |
Auxiliary Bishops | Joseph Mugenyi Sabiiti |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Portal (Latin: Arcis Portal) is a diocese located in the city of Fort Portal in the ecclesiastical province of Mbarara in Uganda.[1]
The Catholic Diocese of Fort Portal formerly belonging to Rwenzori Vicariate was erected on 2 July 1961, with Vincent Joseph McCauley† CSC, as its first bishop. He was succeeded in 1972 by Serapio Bwemi Magambo† who served the Diocese until 1991, when Paul Lokiru Kalanda† took over as the third Bishop of the Diocese. His successor, the current bishop, Robert Muhiirwa, was ordained and installed on 15 June 2003.[1]