POPE LEO XVI has Appointed Fr. Gubazire Bosco Bonaventure, M.Afr as the New Bishop Of kabale catholic Diocese
APOSTOLIC NUNCIATURE IN UGANDA
COMMUNIQUÉ
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE NEW BISHOP OF KABALE DIOCESE
The Apostolic Nunciature in Uganda has the joy to announce that His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has appointed Rev. Fr. Bonaventure Bosco Gubazire, M.Afr. (Missionaries of Africa), until now Rector of St. Martin of Tours Formation House in Ejisu, Ghana, as Bishop of Kabale.
The Holy Father has also accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Kabale presented by Rt. Rev. Callistus Rubaramira, for reaching the age limit, in accordance with Canon 401 §1 of the Code of Canon Law.
The Apostolic Nunciature desires to congratulate the new Bishop and invokes abundant blessings upon his pastoral ministry in that local Church.
The Apostolic Nunciature further expresses its gratitude to Rt. Rev. Callistus Rubaramira for his generous and dedicated service during these twenty-three years as the Bishop of Kabale (2003–2026). He will remain as the Apostolic Administrator of Kabale until the day the new Bishop takes canonical possession of the Diocese.
Given at the Apostolic Nunciature, Kampala, Uganda, on 15 July 2026.
Rev. Fr. Georges K. Kouamé Kouvonou
Chargé d’Affaires a.i.
Resignation and appointment of bishop of Kabale, Uganda
The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Kabale, Uganda, presented by Bishop Callist Rubaramira.
The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Bonaventure Bosco Gubazire, M.Afr., until now rector of the St. Martin of Tours Formation House in Ejisu, in Ghana, as bishop of the diocese of Kabale, Uganda.
Curriculum vitae
Msgr. Bonaventure Bosco Gubazire, M.Afr., was born on 3 March 1974 in Kitumba, diocese of Kabale. After attending St. Paul’s Minor Seminary in Rushoroza, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and religious studies from the Philosophy Centre in Jinja, and in theology from the Institut Catholique of Toulouse.
He joined the postulate of the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) and was ordained a priest on 10 August 2003.
After ordination, he first served as parish vicar of Nossa Senhora de Fatima in Murraça, Mozambique (2003-2007), director of the school for adult education in Murraça and Caia (2004-2007), and member of the Council of the Section of the Missionaries of Africa in Mozambique (2005-2007). He attended a course in formation of formators and spiritual accompaniment at the Centre Spirituel Jésuite Le Châtelard in Lyon, France (2008) and obtained a licentiate in philosophy from the Milltown Institute of Philosophy in Dublin (2008-2010). He went on to serve as professor and dean of studies at the Lechaptois Formation House in Balaka, Malawi (2010-2013), delegate for the Protection of Minors, Malawi Section (2011-2016), and interim rector of the Lechaptois Formation House in Balaka, Malawi (2013-2015). After attending a course in biblical formation at St. Anne’s Formation Centre in Jerusalem (2014), he was awarded a doctorate in philosophy at the University of San Carlos in Cebu, Philippines (2016-2020). He then held the roles of coordinator and chaplain of the Friends of Missionaries of Africa and member of the Council of the Asia Section in Cebu, Philippines (2017-2020), rector of Our Lady of Africa Formation House Seminary in Cebu (2019-2020), dean of studies at Spiritan University College in Ejisu, Ghana (since 2021), rector of the house of philosophical formation of the St. Martin of Tours Formation House in Ejisu (since 2023), and member of the Provincial Council of the Province of Ghana-Nigeria of the Missionaries of Africa (since 2025).