Barnabas R. Halem 'Imana

Barnabas Rugwizangonga Halem ’Imana
Bishop Emeritus of Kabale
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara
SeeRoman Catholic Diocese of Kabale
Appointed29 May 1969
Term ended15 July 1994
PredecessorNone
SuccessorRobert Marie Gay
Orders
Ordination7 December 1958
Consecration1 August 1969
by Pope Paul VI
RankBishop
Personal details
Born
Barnabas Rugwizangonga Halem ’Imana

1 January 1929
Rulangara, Kisoro District, Uganda
Died3 January 2016(2016-01-03) (aged 87)
Nsambya Hospital, Kampala, Uganda[1]

Barnabas Rugwizangonga Halem ’Imana (1929–3 January 2016), was a Ugandan Roman Catholic priest who served as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabale from 1969 until 1994.[2]

Background and priesthood

Halem ’Imana was born in Rulangara, in present-day Kisoro District, in the Western Region of Uganda, in 1929.[2] He was ordained a priest on 7 December 1958 at Mbarara. He served as a priest at Mbarara until 1 February 1966, when he was transferred to Kabale. He served as a priest at Kabale until 29 May 1969, when he was appointed bishop.[2]

As bishop

He was appointed Bishop of Kabale on 29 May 1969. He was ordained bishop 1 August 1969 by Pope Paul VI, assisted by Archbishop Sergio Pignedoli†, Titular Archbishop of Iconium and Archbishop Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga†, Archbishop of Kampala.[2]

He resigned as bishop on 15 July 1994. He died on 3 January 2016 at age 87 years.[1][2]  

See also

Succession table

Preceded by
None
 Bishop of Kabale
1969–1994 		Succeeded by
Robert Marie Gay (1996–2003)

References

  1. ^ a b Moses Talemwa (13 January 2016). "Activist Bishop Barnabas Halem'Imana Bids Farewell". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e David M. Cheney (30 April 2018). "Bishop Barnabas Rugwizangonga Halem 'Imana". Kansas City: Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
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