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Diocese of Jinja

Dioecesis Gingiana



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 5 August 1966
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tororo
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Uganda
  • Square Kilometers: 8,917 (3,444 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://jinjadiocese.com
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, P.O. Box 673, Jinja, Uganda
  • Telephone: (043)4120.247
  • Fax: 4123.143

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Kampala
10 June 1948ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Upper Nile {Nilo Superiore} (Busoga and part of Mengo) Vicariate Apostolic of Kampala (erected)
Diocese of Kampala
25 March 1953ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Kampala Diocese of Kampala
Diocese of Jinja
5 August 1966Name ChangedDiocese of Kampala Diocese of Jinja
2 January 1999Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Jinja (from Kampala)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Kampala
1950124,445660,00018.9%1269811,5367316ap1951
Diocese of Kampala
Diocese of Jinja
1970188,229897,63821.0%632384,953407333ap1971
1980217,0001,080,00020.1%1520356,200285318ap1981
1990334,2681,466,70522.8%3226585,763855319ap1991
2000541,8712,197,90024.7%4834826,60816912919ap2001
2001571,0142,263,83725.2%4834826,96317911320ap2002
2002588,0612,331,75225.2%4834827,17115711421ap2003
2003603,8902,554,34823.6%5133847,1894812221ap2004
2004618,1992,630,97423.5%5233857,27219512621ap2005
2006649,0942,717,74623.9%5732897,29320615321ap2007
2013780,5213,407,00022.9%62481107,09524518021ap2014
2016800,6783,967,86820.2%71451166,90225018221ap2017
2019887,9044,200,16821.1%69551247,16029524525ap2020
2021904,1084,473,00020.2%81551366,64731830026ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Kampala
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 40, Page 532, and Page 533
  • Diocese of Kampala
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 45, Page 705, to Page 710
  • Diocese of Jinja
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 91, Page 409, and Page 410

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