Callistus Rubaramira
Callistus Rubaramira, is a Roman Catholic prelate, who is the Bishop of the Roman [Catholic Diocese of Kabale], in Uganda. He was appointed bishop on 15 March 2003 by Pope John Paul II.
Early life and education
Rubaramira was born on 8 February 1950, at Rubira-Kyanamira Village, in Kabale District in the Western Region of Uganda. This lies in Rushoroza Parish, in the Diocese of Kabale, a Suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan ecclesiastical province of Mbarara. His parents are Cyprion Kwigira and Seforoza Bamusibane. He is the second-born in a family of ten siblings. He attended Saint Francis Kyanamira Primary School for his primary education. He attended Saint Paul's Seminary Mutolere for his O-Level education. He completed his A-Level studies at Kitabi Seminary in Bushenyi.He studied philosophy at St Thomas Aquinas National Major Seminary Katigondo, in Kalungu District, where he studied Philosophy. He then transferred to St. Mary's National Seminary, Ggaba, where he studied Theology. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree from Katigondo and from Ggaba. Later he was awarded a Master of Business Administration from the University of Portland in Oregon, in the United States.
Priest
He was ordained deacon on 29 December 1974. On 18 May 1975, he was ordained a priest of Kabale Diocese. He served as priest in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabale until 15 March 2003.Among the service roles that he has gone through as priest include:
- Parish priest and Apostolic Vicar in Rukungiri District
- Secretary to the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabale
- Chancellor of the Diocese of Kabale
- Diocesan treasurer of the Diocese of Kabale
- Diocesan financial administrator of the Diocese of Kabale.
As bishop
On 25 August 2024 Bishop Callistus Rubaramira was installed as the chancellor of St. Ignatius University Kabale. The ceremony took place on the university's campus in Rusoroza, Kabale Municipality.