Kampala Archdiocese: Bishop Paul Ssemogerere appointed caretaker archbishop
Apr 08, 2021
Ssemogerere will now oversee the administrative role of the Archdiocese of Kampala while at the same time fulfill his priestly duties at Kasana-Luwero Diocese.
Bishop Paul Ssemogerere (left) attending the sendoff of the late Kampala Archbishop Dr. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga at Rubaga Cathedral on Thursday. (Credit: Ponsiano Nsimbi)
Betty Amamukirori
Journalist @New Vision
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
Bishop Paul Ssemogerere of Kasana-Luwero Diocese was Thursday named the newly-appointed Apostolic Administrator of Kampala Archdiocese following the death of Archbishop Dr. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga.
The announcement was made by the Pope's ambassador to Uganda, Luigi Bianco, during the send-off of the late Archbishop Lwanga at Rubaga Cathedral.
Ssemogerere, appointed by the Pope, will now oversee the administrative role of the Archdiocese of Kampala while at the same time fulfill his priestly duties at Kasana-Luwero Diocese. 
The newly-appointed Kampala Archdiocese Apostolic Administrator, Bishop Paul Ssemogerere. (File photo/New Vision archives)
Previously, before his consecration as Bishop of Kasana-Luwero, he was the parish priest of Christ the King church in Kampala.
He was among the hundreds of faithful who attended the scaled down farewell ceremony for the late Archbishop Lwanga, who died in his sleep on Saturday, on the eve of Easter Sunday. He died of heart failure.
Lwanga was laid to rest inside Rubaga Cathederal.
Archbishop Lwanga was laid to rest inside Rubaga Cathedral at the end of a Requiem Mass in which glowing tributes were paid to him
What an apostolic administrator does
An apostolic administrator is a bishop who is appointed by the Pope to see to the good order and administration of a diocese that is awaiting the appointment of a permanent bishop or ordinary - in this case, the Archbishop of Kampala, to replace the late Dr. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga.
In addition to his usual pastoral responsibilities as bishop, the apostolic administrator has the authority to make the necessary decisions for the daily operations of the diocese.
Major decisions and initiatives are deferred to the new bishop unless an urgent situation requires action. The apostolic administrator is charged with deciding what issues need to be addressed during this interim period and what issues need to wait for the attention of the new bishop.
The role of the apostolic administrator ends when the new bishop is installed - in this case, the new Archbishop of Kampala.
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