The Rt. Rev. Bosco Bonaventure Gubazire has been consecrated and installed as the new Bishop of Kabale Diocese, taking over from the Rt. Rev. Callistus Rubaramira, who served as bishop for 23 years.
Gubazire becomes the fifth bishop of Kabale Diocese following his appointment by Pope Leo XIV on July 15, 2026.
Born on March 3, 1974, in Kitumba Hiika, Rushoroza Cathedral Parish, Gubazire began his education at St. Mary’s Boys Primary School in Rushoroza before joining St. Paul’s Minor Seminary.
In 1994, he joined the Missionaries of Africa, commonly known as the White Fathers. He made his perpetual vows in 2002 and was ordained a priest on August 10, 2003, at Rushoroza Cathedral by then Kabale Bishop Callistus Rubaramira.
Gubazire holds a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and Religious Studies from the Philosophy Centre Jinja and a Bachelor’s degree in Theology from the Institut Catholique de Toulouse in France. He later obtained a Master’s degree in Philosophy, majoring in Ethics, from the Milltown Institute in Dublin, Ireland, and a Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of San Carlos in Cebu, Philippines.
Before his appointment as bishop, Gubazire served in various pastoral, academic and leadership positions in Mozambique, Malawi, the Philippines and Ghana.
He served as a parish priest, lecturer, rector and formation official, among other roles, and has also held leadership positions within the Missionaries of Africa.
Gubazire now assumes leadership of Kabale Diocese from Bishop Rubaramira, who served the diocese for more than two decades.