LIVE: Thanksgiving Mass for Bishop Gubazire Bonaventure | Kabale Diocese | 4th October 2026

#uctvuganda #uctvupdates #uctvnewsupdates Rt. Rev. Gubazire Bonaventure Bosco was ordained and installed as the 5th Bishop of Kabale Diocese during a colourful ceremony at St. Ignatius University grounds in Kabale Municipality. The ceremony was attended by religious and political leaders. President Kaguta Museveni, who was represented by Finance Minister Henry Musasizi, congratulated the new bishop, recognising the role of Kabale Diocese in promoting social and economic transformation among communities.

The Rt Rev Bosco Bonaventure Gubazire has been ordained and installed as the new Bishop of Kabale Diocese, formally taking over the leadership of the diocese from the Rt Rev Callistus Rubaramira, who served for 23 years.Gubazire was ordained bishop during a ceremony at Kabale Diocese, following his appointment by Pope Leo XIV on July 15, 2026. He becomes the fifth bishop to lead the diocese.

Born on March 3, 1974, in Kitumba Hiika, Rushoroza Cathedral Parish, to Vanansio Gubazire and Solome Bakeihahwenki, Gubazire began his education at St Mary’s Boys Primary School in Rushoroza, where he studied from 1981 to 1987.He later joined St Paul’s Minor Seminary in Rushoroza, studying there from 1988 to 1994 before entering the postulancy of the Missionaries of Africa, commonly known as the White Fathers, in 1994.

Rt. Rev. Gubazire made his perpetual vows on December 7, 2002, and was ordained a priest on August 10, 2003, at Rushoroza Cathedral by the then Bishop of Kabale, Bishop Callistus Rubaramira. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Religious Studies from the Philosophy Centre Jinja, obtained in 1997, and a Bachelor of Arts in Theology from the Institut Catholique de Toulouse in France, completed in 2003.

He later obtained a Master of Arts in Philosophy, majoring in Ethics, from the Milltown Institute of Philosophy in Dublin, Ireland, in 2010, followed by a Diploma in ICT System Support from Andiamo Educational Institutions in Baraka, Malawi, in 2013.In 2020, he obtained a Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of San Carlos in Cebu, Philippines.
Since his ordination, Gubazire has served in various pastoral, academic and leadership positions in Africa and Asia.Between 2003 and 2007, he served as assistant parish priest at Paroquia da Nossa Senhora de Fatima in Murraca, in the Archdiocese of Beira, Mozambique.

During the same period, he also served as director of the School of Adult Literacy at the Catholic Mission of Murraca and Caia and as a council member of the Missionaries of Africa, Mozambique Section.From 2010 to 2013, he served as professor and dean of studies at Lechaptois Formation House in Balaka, Malawi, before serving as acting rector from 2013 to 2015.

He also served as Child Protection Delegate for the Missionaries of Africa, Malawi Sector, from 2011 to 2016.Between 2017 and 2020, Gubazire served as coordinator and chaplain of the Friends of the Missionaries of Africa in the Philippines and as a member of the Council of the Missionaries of Africa, Asia Section, in Cebu.

From 2019 to 2020, he was rector of Our Lady of Africa Formation House Seminary in Cebu, Philippines. Since 2021, he has served as dean of studies at Spiritan University College in Ejisu, Ghana, and became rector of St Martin of Tours Formation House in Ejisu in 2023.He has also been a member of the Academic Board of Spiritan University College since 2023.Since 2025, Gubazire has served as a provincial council member in charge of ongoing formation for the Missionaries of Africa, Ghana-Nigeria Province.
Gubazire now takes over the leadership of Kabale Diocese from Rubaramira, who served as bishop for 23 years.