Matthias Ssekamaanya
{{Short description|Ugandan Catholic prelate (born 1n 1936)}}
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|type = Bishop
|honorific_prefix = The Most Reverend
|name = Matthias Ssekamaanya
|title = Bishop Emeritus of Lugazi, Uganda
|image =
|church = Catholic Church
|archdiocese = Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala
|see = Lugazi
|appointed = 30 November 1996
|term_start = 30 November 1996
|term_end = 4 November 2014
|predecessor =
|successor = Christopher Kakooza
|other_post = Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala (9 March 1985 - 30 November 1996)
|ordination = 19 December 1965
|ordinated_by =
|consecration = 8 May 1960
|consecrated_by = Cardinal Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga
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|rank = Bishop
| birth_name = Matthias Ssekamaanya
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1936|10|15|df=y}}
|birth_place = Kasolo Village, Mubende District, Diocese of Kiyinda-Mityana, Uganda
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Matthias Ssekamaanya (born 15 October 1936), is a Ugandan Roman Catholic prelate who is the Bishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi, Uganda. He served as bishop of Lugazi from 30 November 1996 until his retirement on 4 November 2014. Before that, from 9 March 1985 until 30 November 1996 he was Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala. He was appointed bishop on 9 March 1985 by Pope John Paul II. He retired as bishop on 4 November 2014 and lives on as Bishop Emeritus of Lugazi, Uganda.
Early life and priesthood
Ssekamaanya was born on 15 October 1936, in Kasolo Village, in present-day Mubende District in the Buganda Region of Uganda. He was ordained priest on 19 December 1965 at the Archdiocese of Kampala and served as priest in Kampala Archdiocese, until 9 March 1985.{{cite web|url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bssek.html |
title=MicroData Summary for Bishop Matthias Ssekamaanya (born 15 October 1936), Bishop Emeritus of Lugazi |work=Catholic-Hierarchy.org |date=25 February 2024 | author=David M. Cheney |access-date=1 March 2025 |location=Kansas City}}
As bishop
He was appointed bishop on 9 March 1985, serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Kampala and as Titular Bishop of Iziriana. He was ordained bishop on 2 June 1985 at Kampala by Cardinal Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga†, Archbishop of Kampala, assisted by Bishop Barnabas Rugwizangonga Halem ’Imana†, Bishop of Kabale and Bishop Paul Lokiru Kalanda†, Bishop of Moroto.
He was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Lugazi on 30 November 1996 by Pope John Paul II and installed as the first (founding) Bishop of Lugazi. On 4 November 2014, his age-related resignation was accepted by Pope Francis, who appointed Bishop Christopher Kakooza as his replacement.{{cite web| url=http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2014/11/04/0815/01718.html#Rinuncia%20del%20Vescovo%20di%20Lugazi%20%28Uganda%29%20e%20nomina%20del%20successore |date=4 November 2014 |title=Renunciation of the Bishop of Lugazi (Uganda) and appointment of the successor |publisher=Holy See |access-date=4 July 2019 |author=Holly See |location=Rome | format=Translated from the original Italian Language}}
See also
Succession table
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| title = Bishop of Lugazi
| years = 1985 - 2014
| after = Christopher Kakooza
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References
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External links
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- [https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1488125/couples-told-seek-advice Young Couples Told To Seek Advice] As of 20 October 2018.
- [https://observer.ug/news-headlines/36415-eat-the-money-but-vote-development-says-bishop ‘Eat’ the money, but vote development, says bishop] As at 18 February 2015.
- [https://www.observer.ug/education/85-education/10624--can-prayers-really-help-students-pass-exams Can Prayers Really Help Students Pass Exams?] As at 24 October 2010.
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Category:People from Mubende District
Category:20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Uganda
Category:21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Uganda