Catholic religious institutes boost Lubaga Cathedral centenary
On Wednesday (October 15, 2025), the Archbishop of Kampala, Paul Ssemogerere, received cash donations from the consecrated religious men and women of various Catholic missionary institutes that work in the archdiocese.
Archbishop Paul Ssemogerere (wearing a skull-cap and a white stole), Engineer Pius Mugalaasi (second-left) and Michael Ssebbowa (left) share a photo moment with the consecrated religious men and women who graced the pilgrimage and centennial donors conference at Lubaga Cathedral on Wednesday, October 15, 2025. (Photos by Mathias Mazinga)
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As the grand celebration of the centenary of Lubaga Cathedral gets closer, more Catholic individuals, ecclesial movements, associations and other people of goodwill have come out to support the preparation of the long-awaited function.
On Wednesday (October 15, 2025), the Archbishop of Kampala, Paul Ssemogerere, received cash donations from the consecrated religious men and women of various Catholic missionary institutes that work in the archdiocese.
Archbishop Paul Ssemogerere (right) delivers his episcopal blessing after the pilgrimage and donors conference at Lubaga Cathedral on Wednesday, October 15, 2025.
The religious institutes that donated include the Daughters of Mary (or the Bannabiikira Sisters of Bwanda), who donated sh2m, Apostles of Jesus (sh1m), Banyatereza Sisters (sh0.2m), Servants of Mary (sh1m), Congregation of the Holy Spirit (sh1m), Missionaries of Africa (0.5m), Association of the Religious of Uganda (sh0.5m), The Grail (0.5m), Good Samaritan Sisters (0.5m), Comboni Missionaries (sh1.2m), and Canossian Sisters (sh0.5m), and several others.
Further to the donations from the missionary institutes, Archbishop Ssemogerere also received a donation of sh20m from UPDF. The money was declared by Brigadier Charles Bakahumura. The youth leaders from Buganda Kingdom donated sh1m.
Other donors of the day included the President General of DP Nobert Mao (sh5m), Sports entrepreneur Dr Lawrence Mulindwa (sh10m) and the Christians from Mbarara Archdiocese (AMDA), who donated sh5m that was declared by the head of the Catholic Laity in Uganda, Gervase Ndyanabo.
Archbishop Paul Ssemogerere (wearing a skull-cap and a white stole), Engineer Pius Mugalaasi (on the archbishop's immediate right) and Michael Ssebbowa Mukasa (on Mugalaasi's immediate right) share a photo moment with the Buganda Kingdom youth leaders during the pilgrimage and donors conference at Lubaga Cathedral on Wednesday, October 15, 2025. 
Archbishop Ssemogerere hailed the consecrated religious and all the other donors for their generosity and commitment to the Church.
The Chairman of Lubaga Cathedral Centennial Organising Committee, Engineer Pius Mugalaasi, called for more cash donations to enable the organisers to meet the set target of sh2.4b, which is required to pull off the celebration and its monumental projects that include, among others, the proposed two-level parking yard.
He revealed that they still had a shortfall of about sh800m after collecting sh1.55bn from the donors during the past three months.
The grand celebration of the centenary of Lubaga Cathedral will take place at Lubaga Cathedral on October 26, 2025.