Catholic Church in Uganda

E744395

Christian religious organization national branch of the Catholic Church

The Catholic Church in Uganda is the national community of Roman Catholic faithful, clergy, and institutions in Uganda, organized under the Uganda Episcopal Conference and playing a major role in the country’s religious, educational, and social life.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Catholic Church in Uganda canonical	3
Roman Catholic Church in Uganda	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8585871 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Catholic Church in Uganda
Context triple: [Rubaga Cathedral, affiliation, Catholic Church in Uganda]

A. Church of Uganda
The Church of Uganda is a province of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the main Anglican body in Uganda, known for its evangelical theology and significant social and educational influence in the country.
B. Provincial Assembly of the Church of Uganda
The Provincial Assembly of the Church of Uganda is the highest legislative and decision-making body of the Anglican Church in Uganda, comprising clergy and lay representatives who set church policy, doctrine, and governance.
C. House of Bishops of the Church of Uganda
The House of Bishops of the Church of Uganda is the assembly of Anglican bishops in Uganda responsible for providing spiritual leadership, doctrinal oversight, and high-level decision-making within the Church.
D. Anglican Church of Rwanda
The Anglican Church of Rwanda is a province of the worldwide Anglican Communion that oversees Anglican dioceses and congregations throughout Rwanda.
E. Anglican Church of Congo
The Anglican Church of Congo is the Anglican Communion’s province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, encompassing Anglican dioceses and ministries throughout the country.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Catholic Church in Uganda
Target entity description: The Catholic Church in Uganda is the national community of Roman Catholic faithful, clergy, and institutions in Uganda, organized under the Uganda Episcopal Conference and playing a major role in the country’s religious, educational, and social life.

A. Church of Uganda
The Church of Uganda is a province of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the main Anglican body in Uganda, known for its evangelical theology and significant social and educational influence in the country.
B. Provincial Assembly of the Church of Uganda
The Provincial Assembly of the Church of Uganda is the highest legislative and decision-making body of the Anglican Church in Uganda, comprising clergy and lay representatives who set church policy, doctrine, and governance.
C. House of Bishops of the Church of Uganda
The House of Bishops of the Church of Uganda is the assembly of Anglican bishops in Uganda responsible for providing spiritual leadership, doctrinal oversight, and high-level decision-making within the Church.
D. Anglican Church of Rwanda
The Anglican Church of Rwanda is a province of the worldwide Anglican Communion that oversees Anglican dioceses and congregations throughout Rwanda.
E. Anglican Church of Congo
The Anglican Church of Congo is the Anglican Communion’s province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, encompassing Anglican dioceses and ministries throughout the country.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian religious organization ⓘ national branch of the Catholic Church ⓘ
communionWith	Holy See ⓘ
country	Uganda ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
engagesIn	charitable work ⓘ education ⓘ evangelization ⓘ health care ⓘ social services ⓘ
follows	Code of Canon Law ⓘ linked to: Code of Canon Law (1983)
governingBody	Uganda Episcopal Conference ⓘ
hasArchdiocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu ⓘ Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala ⓘ linked to: Archdiocese of Kampala Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara ⓘ Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tororo ⓘ
hasCathedralCity	Kampala ⓘ
hasDiocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Arua ⓘ Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Portal ⓘ linked to: Diocese of Fort Portal Roman Catholic Diocese of Gulu ⓘ Roman Catholic Diocese of Hoima ⓘ Roman Catholic Diocese of Jinja ⓘ linked to: Diocese of Jinja Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabale ⓘ Roman Catholic Diocese of Kampala ⓘ linked to: Archdiocese of Kampala Roman Catholic Diocese of Kasana–Luweero ⓘ linked to: Diocese of Kasana–Luweero Roman Catholic Diocese of Kasese ⓘ linked to: Diocese of Kasese Roman Catholic Diocese of Kiyinda–Mityana ⓘ linked to: Diocese of Kiyinda–Mityana Roman Catholic Diocese of Kotido ⓘ Roman Catholic Diocese of Lira ⓘ Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi ⓘ Roman Catholic Diocese of Masaka ⓘ linked to: Diocese of Masaka Roman Catholic Diocese of Mbarara ⓘ linked to: Diocese of Mbarara Roman Catholic Diocese of Moroto ⓘ linked to: Diocese of Moroto Roman Catholic Diocese of Nebbi ⓘ Roman Catholic Diocese of Rukungiri ⓘ linked to: Diocese of Rukungiri Roman Catholic Diocese of Soroti ⓘ Roman Catholic Diocese of Tororo ⓘ linked to: Diocese of Tororo
hasLeaderTitle	Archbishop ⓘ Bishop ⓘ
hasOrganizationType	episcopal conference structure ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Kampala ⓘ
isMemberOf	Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa ⓘ linked to: Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy	English ⓘ Latin ⓘ local Ugandan languages ⓘ
playsRoleIn	educational life of Uganda ⓘ religious life of Uganda ⓘ social life of Uganda ⓘ
rite	Latin Rite ⓘ
subjectTo	Pope ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rubaga Cathedral → affiliation → Catholic Church in Uganda ⓘ

Rubaga Hill → hasDenominationCenter → Roman Catholic Church in Uganda ⓘ

linked to: Catholic Church in Uganda

Archdiocese of Kampala → isPartOf → Catholic Church in Uganda ⓘ

Province of Kampala → partOf → Catholic Church in Uganda ⓘ

Democratic Party (Uganda) → hasReligionLink → Roman Catholic Church in Uganda ⓘ

subject linked to: Democratic Party