Paul Ssemogerere (priest)

Paul Ssemogerere (born 30 June 1956) is a Roman Catholic prelate who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kasana-Luweero, in Uganda. He was appointed bishop of Kasana-Luweero on 4 June 2008.[1]

For other uses, see Paul Ssemogerere.

The Most Reverend

Paul Ssemogerere
Bishop
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala
SeeRoman Catholic Diocese of Kasana-Luweero
Appointed4 June 2008
PredecessorCyprian Kizito Lwanga
SuccessorIncumbent
Orders
Ordination3 June 1983
Consecration23 August 2008
by Cyprian Kizito Lwanga
RankBishop
Personal details
Birth namePaul Ssemogerere
Born (1956-06-30) 30 June 1956
Kisibi, Wakiso District, Uganda
Styles of
Paul Ssemogerere
Reference style
Religious styleBishop

Early life and education

Ssemogerere was born on 30 June 1956 at Kisubi, in present-day Wakiso District in the Buganda Region of Uganda. This location is in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala.[1][2]

He attended Kigero Primary School before transferring to Kisubi Boys Primary School. He then studied at St. Maria Goretti Senior Secondary School Katende, where he completed his O-Level studies. In 1976, Ssemogerere and seven other young men became pioneer students at St Mbaaga Seminary at Ggaba. This was the first class of this seminary, which specializes in admitting men to train as priests when they are older than usual, and without attending minor seminary.[2]

In 1978, the late Cardinal Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga sent Ssemogerere to the Saint Francis de Sales Seminary, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the United States, where he graduated with a Master of Divinity degree in 1982. On 21 November 1981, he was ordained a deacon by Archbishop Rembert George Weakland, the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee.[2]

Priesthood

He was ordained a priest on 3 June 1983 at Kampala, by Cardinal Emmanuel Nsubuga, Archbishop of Kampala. He served as a priest in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala, until 4 June 2008.[1][2]

As bishop

He was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kasana-Luweero, on 4 June 2008. He was consecrated as bishop on 23 August 2008 at Kasana-Luweero by Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, Archbishop of Kampala, assisted by Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Ugo, and Cardinal Emeritus of Kampala and Archbishop Paul Tschang In-Nam, Titular Archbishop of Amantia and Papal Nuncio to Uganda at that time.[1]

See also

Succession table
Preceded by
Cyprian Kizito Lwanga (1997 - 2006)		 Bishop of Kasana-Luweero
2008 - present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent

References
  1. David M. Cheney (24 March 2020). "Bishop Paul Ssemogerere". Kansas City: Catholic-Hierarchy.Org. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  2. Kasana-Luweero Diocese (2018). "Bishop Paul Ssemogerere of Kasana-Luweero Diocese". Luweero, Uganda: Roman Catholic Diocese of Kasana-Luweero. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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