Diocese of Kasese

Diocese of Kasese

Dioecesis Kasesensis
Roman Catholic Diocese of Kasese
Location
Country Uganda
MetropolitanMbarara
Statistics
Area3,205 km2 (1,237 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2004)
  • 466,995
  • 201,248 (43.1%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopFrancis Aquirinus Kibira
Bishops emeritusEgidio Nkaijanabwo

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kasese (Latin: Kasesen(sis)) is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara in Uganda. Located in the city of Kasese, the diocese serves the Catholic faithful in the Kasese District and covers an area of 3,205 square kilometres (1,237 sq mi), making it the smallest diocese in the Mbarara Ecclesiastical Province.