A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DIOCESE OF KASESE
The diocese of Kasese in the West of Uganda was created from the diocese of Fort Portal on the 17th June 1989, with Emeritus Bishop Egidio Nkaiajanabwo as its first Bishop. Her ordinary is Bishop Francis Aquirinus Kibira who was consecrated in 2014.

THE TERRITORY AND ITS PEOPLE

The Diocese is situated in the western Region of Uganda. It is crossed by the Equator. Kasese Catholic Diocese borders the republic of Congo in the West, Kabale diocese in the South, Fort Portal diocese in the East. The diocese of Kasese is one of the 19 dioceses in the country and was created in June 1989 from the mother diocese of Fort Portal. Diocese of Kasese covers an area of 3,205sq. Km, with a total population of about 570,800 people, of which Catholics are about 250,900 people.

At the moment the Diocese of Kasese comprises Fifteen parishes: Nsenyi Parish, Kasanga Parish, Kasese Parish, Katwe Parish, Kyalhumba Parish, Hima Parish, Ibanda Parish, Bukangara Parish, Kakone Parish, Kitswamba Parish, Kabuyiri Shrine, Kyabikere Parish, Nyakahya Parish, Kidodo Pastoral Center and Katsungiro Pastoral Center which are in growing industrial centers, with a rural section in the mountain, Katwe is connected with fishing and traditional salt production, the other five parishes are traditional rural parishes among the Bakonzo, in the mountain.

However the overview of Kasese as whole shows many trading centers growing and in some few years they will attach together. Therefore, there is no parish which is purely in rural area. At every head quarters of each parish, there is a growing town.