Deogratias Muganwa Byabazaire

Deogratias Muganwa Byabazaire (9 October 1941 – 8 February 2014), was a Roman Catholic priest who served as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hoima, from 21 May 1990 until 8 February 2014.

Background and priesthood Byabazaire was born on 9 October 1941, in a neighborhood called Karujubu, in the city of Masindi, in Masindi District, in the Bunyoro sub-region, in the Western Region of Uganda.

As bishop On 21 May 1990, Byabazaire was appointed coadjutor bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hoima. He was ordained bishop on 18 August 1990 by Archbishop Luis Robles Díaz, Titular Archbishop of Stephaniacum, assisted by Archbishop Emmanuel Wamala, Archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese and Bishop Albert Edward Baharagate, Bishop of Hoima. the seat of Hoima Catholic Diocese.