Bishop Lambert Bainomugisha
The Most Reverend Lambert Bainomugisha was born on 12 July, 1961 in Kashumba, present-day Isingiro District in the diocese of Mbarara.
He was ordained priest on 13 July 1991 at Mbarara. He served as priest in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara until 2 July 2005. On that day, he was appointed bishop. Archbishop Bainomugisha holds a degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Canon Law, obtained from Saint Paul University, in Ottawa, Canada.
He was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara, on 2 July 2005.
From 2009 to 2015, he served as the Apostolic Administrator of Hoima diocese due to the the sitting bishop, Byabazaire's poor health condition.
Bishop Bainomugisha was later appointed to Archbishop of Mbarara Archdiocese on 25 April 2020, when Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Paul Kamuza Bakyenga, who had reached the retirement age of 75 years, on 30 June 2019. He was installed as archbishop on 20 June 2020, at Mbarara.
Timeline
| Date | Age | Event | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 1961 | Born | ||
| 13 Jul 1991 | 30.0 | Ordained Priest | Priest of Mbarara, Uganda |
| 2 Jul 2005 | 43.9 | Appointed | Auxiliary Bishop of Mbarara, Uganda |
| 2 Jul 2005 | 43.9 | Appointed | Titular Bishop of Tacia Montana |
| 1 Oct 2005 | 44.2 | Ordained Bishop | Titular Bishop of Tacia Montana |
| 25 Apr 2020 | 58.7 | Appointed | Archbishop of Mbarara, Uganda |
| 20 Jun 2020 | 58.9 | Installed | Archbishop of Mbarara, Uganda |