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- ↑ Fides.org (4 July 2005). "Africa/Uganda: The Pope Appoints New Auxiliary Of Mbarara" (Translated from the original Italian language). Vatican: Fides.org (Information service of the Pontifical Mission Societies). Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ↑ The Independent (26 April 2020). "Appointment of Bishop Lambert Bainomugisha Excites Clergy, Christians". The Independent (Uganda) . Kampala. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
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