Kamuli priest explains low Catholic census numbers

The Dean of Kamuli Deanery and Parish Priest of Kamuli, Rev Fr Benedict Wakabi Kyumakiyaka, has explained why the number of Catholics in the country reduced over the past 10 years, according to the released Uganda National Population and Housing Census 2024 main census report.

The findings released by Uganda Bureau of Statistics (Ubos) Executive Director, Dr Chris Mukiza, last week show that Christians form the biggest portion of the population, with Catholics having the largest percentage at 37.4 per cent, followed by Anglicans at 30.0 per cent.

And that while the population of…