Today, the ordinary of the Diocese of Kasese Rt. Rev. Francis Aquirinus Kibira is celebrating his 8th Episcopal Anniversary as the Bishop of the diocese of Kasese.
Bishop Francis Aquirinus Kibira who led priests to a one week retreat at St. Paul`s National Major Seminary in Fort-portal city, was appointed to that position on 15 April 2014 and consecrated as bishop on 12 July 2014 at Kasese Cathedral ground by Archbishop Paul Kamuza Bakyenga, the then Archbishop of Mbarara, assisted by Bishop Egidio Nkaijanabwo, Bishop Emeritus of Kasese and the late Bishop Paul Lokiru Kalanda, the former Bishop Emeritus of Fort Portal who died on August 19th 2015.
Bishop Kibira was born on 16 April 1958 in the village of Kigoto-Buryansungwe, in Kamwenge District, in the Diocese of Fort Portal.
He studied Philosophy at Katigondo National Major Seminary in Masaka, from 1977 until 1980 and Theology at St. Mary’s National Major Seminary in Ggaba Kampala, from 1981 to 1984.
He was ordained priest on 23 September 1984 and served his Fort-portal diocese till 1985, and then appointed to lecturer at Katigondo National Major Seminary in Masaka from 1985 until 1987.
In 1987, he left Uganda for Studies of Sacred Scripture at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome, residing at the Pontifical College of St. Paul till 1991.
He returned to Uganda in 1992 and served as Lecturer and Dean of Studies at St. Paul’s National Seminary Kinyamasika Fort Portal and later the Rector until his appointment as bishop of Kasese in 2014.
Congratulations to the Ordinary of Kasese. END
