Archdiocese of Mbarara—

Bishop Lambert Bainomugisha, auxiliary of the same see. Archbishop-elect Lambert Bainomugisha Archbishop-elect Lambert Bainomugisha was born on 12 July 1961 in Kashumba, in the then-diocese of Mbarara. He studied in his home country and in Canada, obtaining a degree in canon law from the Saint Paul University of Ottawa. He was ordained a priest on 13 July 1991. For several years he carried out his pastoral ministry in the parish of Saint Joseph the Worker in Rubindi, Mbarara, before going to Canada in 1994 to complete his studies. Upon his return, he served from 2000 to 2005 as chancellor of the archdiocese. On 2 July 2005, he was appointed as auxiliary of the archdiocese of Mbarara and elected to the titular see of Tacia montana. He received episcopal consecration the following 1 October. On 13 November 2009 he was appointed as apostolic administrator “ sede plena et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis ” of the diocese of Hoima, which became sede vacante on 8 February 2014; he held this office until 29 February 2016. Within the Episcopal Conference of Uganda, Archbishop-elect Bainomugisha is president of the Commission for legal affairs, and is also a member of other Commissions.