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Pope Leo IV has appointed Msgr. Simon Peter Engurait, a Uganda-born priest, as the new bishop of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux in the United States.
The appointment was officially announced by the Vatican this week, marking a historic moment for Uganda’s Catholic community.
Msgr. Engurait, who has been serving as the diocesan administrator of Houma-Thibodaux, becomes the second Ugandan to be appointed bishop outside Uganda, joining Bishop Joseph Mary Kizito of Aliwal in South Africa.
The appointment of Msgr. Simon Peter Engurait as bishop has been officially confirmed and published by the Vatican Press Office. END.