Vincent Kirabo

Vincent Kirabo Amooti (born 1 October 1955) is a Ugandan Roman Catholic prelate. He has been bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hoima since 30 November 2015. Before he was appointed bishop, he was a priest of the same diocese since 9 September 1979. He was appointed bishop by Pope Francis. He was consecrated and installed at Hoima on 28 February 2016.

Background and education He was born on 1 October 1955 in Kyanaisoke Village, Hoima District, in the Diocese of Hoima, in the Western Region of Uganda. He attended primary and secondary school in his home area. He studied philosophy at the Uganda Martyrs' National Major Seminary Alokolum in Gulu. He then studied theology at the Ggaba National Major Seminary, in Kampala. He graduated with a Master's degree in Education from the University of Portland in Portland, Oregon, United States. He also holds a licentiate in biblical theology awarded by the Pontifical Urban University in Rome.

Priesthood He was ordained a priest on 9 September 1979 for the Catholic Diocese of Hoima. He served as a priest until 30 November 2015.

Bishop Kirabo was appointed bishop by Pope Francis on 30 November 2015 and was consecrated as Bishop of Hoima on 28 February 2016 by Archbishop Paul Kamuza Bakyenga, Archbishop of Mbarara, assisted by Bishop Albert Edward Baharagate, Bishop Emeritus of Hoima, and Bishop Lambert Bainomugisha, Auxiliary Bishop of Mbarara and Titular Bishop of Tacia Montana.