Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Paul Ssemwogerere of Kasana- Luweeronto be the Apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Kampala.
The appointment follows the death of DR.Cyprian Kizito Lwanga on Saturday morning who has been the Archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese. He succumbed to heart failure.
Bishop Ssemwogerere will carry out this role until the Pope appoints a new Archbishop.
Bishop Paul Ssemwogerere was born on 30th June 1956 is a Roman catholic prelate who is also the Bishop of the Ronan catholic Diocese of Kasana – Luweero in Uganda where he was appointed Bishop of Kasana-Luweero on 4th June 2008 to replace Dr. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga who had been elevated to Archbishop.
He was ordained a priest on 3rd June 1983 and consecrated Bishop on 23rd August 2008 by Bishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga.
He attended Kigero primary school before transferring to Kisubi Boys primary school and then studied at St.Maria Goretti senior secondary school Katende, where he completed his O- level studies.
In 1976, Ssemwogerere 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.
In 1978, the late Cardinal Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga sent Ssemwogerere to the saint Francis de sales seminary in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the united states, where he graduated with a masters of Divinity degree in 1982.
On 21th November 1981, he was ordained adeacon by Archbishop Rembert weakland, the Archbishop of the Roman catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee.
He was ordained a priest on 3rd June 1983 at Kampala, by Cardinal Emmanuel Nsubuga Archbishop of Kampala and he served as a priest in the Roman catholic.
Archdiocese of Kampala at Christ the king in Kampala until 4th June 2008 when he was appointed Bishop.
He was appointed Bishop of the Roman catholic Archdiocese of Kasana- Luweero on 4th June 2008 and was consecrated as Bishop on 23rd August 2008 at Kasana- Luweero by Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, Archbishop of Kampala, assisted cardinal-priest of sant’Ugo, and cardinal Emeritus of Kampala and Archbishop Paul Tshang in -Nam, Titular Archbishop of Amantia and papal Nunai to Uganda at the time.
