John Baptist Kakubi

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The Most Reverend

John Baptist Kakubi
Bishop Emeritus of Mbarara, Uganda (Deceased)
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara
SeeMbarara
Appointed26 June 1969
Installed1 August 1969
Term ended23 November 1991
Predecessor Jean-Marie-Gaëtan Ogez
Successor Paul Kamuza Bakyenga
Orders
Ordination11 June 1960
Consecration1 August 1969
by  Pope Paul VI
RankBishop
Personal details
Born
John Baptist Kakubi

(1929-09-23)September 23, 1929
Kyanyanda, Diocese of Mbarara, Isingiro District, Uganda
Died11 February 2016(2016-02-11) (aged 86)
International Hospital Kampala, Kampala, Uganda
Motto“Lord you are my shield”
Styles of
John Baptist Kakubi
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Reference style
Spoken styleHis Grace
Religious style Bishop

John Baptist Kakubi (23 September 1929 - 11 February 2016) was a Roman Catholic prelate. He served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbarara, in Uganda from 1969 until his resignation in 1991. He died on 11 February 2016 as the Bishop Emeritus of Mbarara, Uganda. He was 86 years old.

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Early life

He was born on 23 September 1929 at Kyanyanda Village, Rugaaga sub-county, Diocese of Mbarara, in Isingiro District, Uganda. His parents were Rafaili Ziriddamu and Kandida Kiremire. He started primary school in 1939 in his home area, graduating in 1944. He studied philosophy and theology before he was ordained a priest in 1960. [1] [2] [3]

He joined St. Francis Xavier Kitabi Minor Seminary in Bushenyi District, Archdiocese of Mbarara, from 1944 until 1950. Out of the 24 seminarians in his class only four (John Baptist Kakubi included) completed the seven year course. He then transferred to Katigondo Major Seminary in Kalungu District, where he studied from 1951 until 1956. He continued with his studies at St Edmund's College, Ware in Ware, Hertfordshire, England. He attended a course in Catholic Social Studies at Saint Peter Claver Institute from 1960 until 1961. [4]

Priest

He was ordained to the priesthood, on 11 June 1960, for what is now the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara, Uganda. He served in that capacity until 26 June 1969. His ordination took place at Westminster Cathedral in London by the hands of William Cardinal Godfrey of the Archdiocese of Westminster. Father Kakubi celebrated his first Mass at St Patrick's Church, Soho Square in Soho Square. [1] [2] [3] [4]

After he returned to Uganda, he lectured at Katigondo Major Seminary from 1963 until 1964. He then worked as Diocesan Secretary for Education for Mbarara and Kabale from 1964 until 1966. [4]

Bishop

On 26 June 1969 Pope Paul VI appointed him Bishop of what at that time was the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbarara, being the first indigenous Ugandan to be appointed bishop there. [1] [2] [3]

He was consecrated at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, in Kololo, Kampala, in the Archdiocese of Kampala on 1 August 1969 by the hands of Pope Paul VI assisted by Archbishop Sergio Pignedoli, Titular Archbishop of Iconium and Archbishop Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga, Archbishop of Kampala. [1] [2] [3]

He resigned as bishop of Mbarara on 23 November 1991 and was succeeded that same day by Paul Kamuza Bakyenga, previously Coadjutor Bishop of Mbarara, Uganda and later Archbishop, when the diocese was elevated archdiocese in 1999. After his resignation in 1991, he relocated to Ibanda Priest's House, "a house for priests and those that are retired and sick", in Ibanda, where he lived from March until his death July 2023. [4]

Illness and death

For a period of about two years before his death, Bishop Kakubi was diagnosed with high blood pressure and diabetes mellitus. In the Winter of 2015/2016 he was admitted to International Hospital Kampala in Kampala for evaluation and management. He died there on 11 February 2016. He was 86 years of age. [1] [2] [3] [4] He was buried as he willed, at Saint Joseph's Chapel on Nyamitanga Hill, in Mbarara City on Saturday 13 February 2016. [4]

Legacy

He is credited with the founding of many schools including Maryhill High School a Catholic Church-affiliated girls' boarding school for O-level (grades 8-11) and A-level (grades 12-13). The school is located on Nyamitanga Hill in Mbarara City. [2]

See also

Succession table

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by (11 December 1956 - 25 November 1968) Bishop of Mbarara
26 June 1969 - 23 November 1991		Succeeded by

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References

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