Pope Francis has appointed Msgr Lawrence Mukasa as the new bishop for Luweero-Kasana Diocese.
“The Apostolic Nunciature desires to congratulate the new Bishop Rev Msgr Lawrence Mukasa and to invoke abundant blessings upon his Ministry,” a statement delivered to the Diocese leadership and a section of Christians gathered at the Kasana-Luweero Diocesan Cathedral in Luweero District on Saturday reads in part.
Msgr Lawrence will be taking over the diocese as the third bishop at a yet to be announced date from the Kasana-Luweero Diocesan Administrator Msgr Francis Xavier Mpanga who took over the administration mantle on January 28, 2022 after the elevation of the former bishop Paul Ssemwogerere as Kampala Archbishop.
The Kasana –Luweero bishop position fell vacant after Pope Francis appointed His Grace Paul Ssemwogere to the position of Archbishop of Kampala on September 9, 2021.