Katigondo National Major Seminary, (also Saint Thomas Aquinas National Major Seminary Katigondo) is a National Seminary of the Catholic Church in Uganda. The institution is a training facility and House of Formation under the auspices of the Uganda Episcopal Conference (UEC). The institution is also accredited by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education to teach some non-religious academic courses.
Katigondo Seminary was opened at the present location in 1911. In 1913, it graduated two Ugandan priests; Father Basil Lumu and Father Victor Mukasa Womeraka, the first sub-Saharan Africans to be ordained Catholic priests in the modern era. Over the first 100 years of existence, the seminary has trained 4,000 to 5,000 seminarians. Of these 1,900 were ordained priests. Of these, 29 were appointed bishops and at least three were created cardinals.[2][3][4]
In July 2023, Pope Francis appointed Father David Ssenkaayi to succeed Father Herman Kituuma, who had served as rector for over 12 years. Father Tamale Mugagga was appointed by the Uganda Episcopal Conference as the vice-rector.[4]
Alumni
Prominent alumni of Katigondo Major Seminary include the following.[4]
Bishop Joseph Kiwanuka, the first sub-Saharan African bishop. (Deceased)
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