Albert Edward Baharagate
Ugandan priest
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| Intro | Ugandan priest | |
| Places | Uganda | |
| is | Priest | |
| Work field | Religion | |
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| Religion: | Catholic church | |
| Birth | 25 February 1930, Masindi, Uganda | |
| Age | 94 years | |
| Star sign | Pisces |
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Biography
Albert Edward Baharagate (born 25 February 1930), is a Ugandan Roman Catholic priest who served as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hoima. He was appointed as bishop of Hoima on 7 July 1969 and he resigned on 9 March 1991.
Background and priesthood
Baharagate was born on 25 February 1930, in Nyamigisa Village, in present-day Masindi District, in Bunyoro sub-region, in the Western Region of Uganda. He was ordained a priest on 7 December 1958.
As bishop
He was appointed Bishop of Hoima on 7 July 1969 and was consecrated a bishop at Hoima on 1 August 1969 by Pope Paul VI†, assisted by Archbishop Sergio Pignedoli†, Titular Archbishop of Iconium and Archbishop Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga†, Archbishop of Archdiocese of Kampala.
On 9 March 1991, Baharagate resigned as Bishop of Hoima. As of July 2019, he lives on as Bishop Emeritus of Hoima.
Succession table
| Preceded by Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire (1965 - 1968) | Bishop of Hoima 1969 - 1991 | Succeeded by Deogratias Muganwa Byabazaire (1991 - 2014) |