▁million ▁citizens ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁ 8 5 6 , 1 6 8 ▁are ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church . ▁The ▁arch di oc ese ▁is ▁sub div ided ▁into ▁ 2 5 ▁par ishes , ▁and ▁has ▁ 1 1 4 ▁pri ests ▁altogether . ▁The ▁arch di oc ese ▁is ▁the ▁metropol itan ▁for ▁the ▁dioc eses ▁of : ▁ ▁( a ) ▁Ho ima ▁( b ) ▁Fort ▁Portal ▁( c ) ▁Kas ese ▁( d ) ▁Kab ale ▁ ▁The ▁c athedral ▁is ▁the ▁C athedral ▁of ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁Per pet ual ▁Help ▁in ▁M bar ara . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁arch di oc ese ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Vic ari ate ▁Apost ol ic ▁of ▁R uw enz ori , ▁which ▁was ▁ere cted ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁by ▁splitting ▁the ▁Vic ari ate ▁Apost ol ic ▁of ▁U g anda . ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁it ▁was ▁elev ated ▁to ▁a ▁dioc ese ▁and ▁renamed ▁after ▁its ▁principal ▁town ▁M bar ara . ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁territory ▁was ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁newly ▁ere cted ▁dioc ese ▁of ▁Fort ▁Portal , ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁of ▁Kab ale . ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁was ▁elev ated ▁to ▁an ▁arch di oc ese . ▁Before ▁being ▁an ▁arch di oc ese ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁was