CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF FORT PORTAL
CLERGY PERSONNEL CURRICULUM VITAE

Family Name : Tusingire Christian Name : Frederick Fr. Date OF Birth: 1961-06-24
Village : Kisa Country : District: Buhweju
Father's Name : Matiansi Bikandema Father's Clan : none
Mother's Name : Tereza Kefeeza Mother's Clan : none
Nationality : Ugandan
Baptism Date : 1963-06-16 Baptism Place : Butare
Confirmation Date : 1975-08-07 Confirmation Place : Kitagwenda Catholic Parish
Ordination Date : 1989-08-15 Ordination Place : Kitagwenda Catholic Parish
Education
# Years School Attended Qualification
1 1972 - 1976 Kanyamburara P. School none
2 1977 Rugarama P. School PLE
3 1978 - 1981 St. Mary's Minor Seminary, Virika UCE
4 1982 - 1985 Katigondo National Major Seminary Diploma in philosophy
5 1986 - 1989 Ggaba National Major seminary Diploma in Theology and Religious studies (Makerere) & BA
6 1994 - 1998 Urban University, Rome MA, PhD - Missiology
Languages
# Language Spoken Reading Written
1 Runyankole-Rukiga Good Good Good
2 Runyoro-Rutooro Good Good Good
3 English Good Good Good
4 Italian Good Good Good
5 German Fair Fair Good
6 Kiswahili Fair Fair Fair
Pastrol Assignments
# Years Place Of Assignment Type Of Assignment
1 1989 - 1990 Kitagwenda Catholic Parish Curate
2 1990 - 1991 St. Mary's Minor Seminary, Virika Teacher
3 1991 - 1994 St. Charles Lwanga Town Parish Parish Priest
4 1994 - 1998 Urban University, Rome Student
5 1998 - St. Adolf On-going Formation Centre Director
6 2000 - Virika Organising secretary, Diocesan Synod
7 2003 - 2014 Virika Cathedral Parish Parish Priest
8 2014 - 2015 Italy Sabbatical
9 2016 - Catholic Secretariat, Nsambya Coordinator, National Lay Apostolate

Other Responsibilities held after ordination


Chaplain -  DST sisters; Dean - Virika Deanery; Incharge - Diocesan library; Diocesan Chaplain - Lay Apostolate; Bishop's Consultors; member - Appointment Committee; C/P BoG - Kitagwenda High School; Chairperson, Synod Committee.

Areas of Interest for academic study/Research


Evangelization of whole person and all peoples.