John Bosco Asiimwe

Position: Lecturer; Chief Editor, African Christian Studies

Department: Department of Sacred Liturgy

Specialisation: Sacred Liturgy, Liturgical Inculturation

Rev. Dr. John Bosco Asiimwe is a priest of the Diocese of Witbank, South Africa, born in Fort Portal Diocese, Uganda. He obtained a Diploma in Philosophy from Katigondo Major Seminary, Masaka, Uganda (1993), a Bachelor in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical University Urbaniana, Rome (2000), a Licentiate in Sacred Liturgy from St. Anselm Pontifical University, Rome (2011), and a PhD in Sacred Liturgy from CUEA, Nairobi (2018). He served as Lecturer and Formator at St. John Vianney Seminary from 2011 to 2015, and is a Lecturer in the Department of Sacred Liturgy at CUEA as well as Chief Editor of African Christian Studies, the journal of the Faculty of Theology. His research interests include Liturgy and Architecture, Liturgical Textual Criticism, Comparative Liturgy, and Liturgy and Inculturation.

Diocese of Witbank, South Africa | Originally from Fort Portal Diocese, Uganda

Rev. Dr. John Bosco Asiimwe is an esteemed Catholic priest from the Diocese of Witbank, South Africa, originally from Fort Portal Diocese, Uganda. He has served as both Lecturer and Formator at St. John Vianney Seminary (2011-2015) and currently holds a position as Lecturer in the Department of Sacred Liturgy at CUEA.

Education: Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA), Nairobi (2018); Pontifical University of St. Anselm, Rome (2011)

Asiimwe, J. B. (2024). Liturgical Inculturation: Challenges and Opportunities in South Africa. CUEA.

Asiimwe, J. B. (2024). The Understanding of African Women in the Writings of Rev. Prof. Albert Ngengi Mundele. BICAM.

Asiimwe, J. B. (2023). Covid-19 Pandemic: Liturgical Challenges and Opportunities in the Church. CUEA Faculty of Theology.

Asiimwe, J. B. (2023). Challenges of African Youth in Contemporary Cultures: A Response from Christus Vivit. BICAM-SECAM.

Asiimwe, J. B. (2022). Statutes of Liturgical Committees. Diocese of Witbank.

Asiimwe, J. B. (2022). Guidelines And Protocols for the Design and Renovation of Churches and Altars in the Diocese of Witbank. Diocese of Witbank.

Asiimwe, J. B. (2019). The Healing Dimension of the Rite of Anointing of the Sick: Towards Strengthening Faith in the Diocese of Witbank, South Africa. CUEA Press.

Asiimwe, J. B. (2018). The Use of Oils in the Bible: Its Importance of Healing in an Ecumenical Setting in South Africa. CUEA Faculty of Theology.

Asiimwe, J. B. (2017). Speaking in Tongues in the Catholic Charismatic Renewal: Liturgical Challenges and Opportunities. CUEA.

Asiimwe, J. B. (2017). The Pastoral Relevance of the Prayer Over the Gifts for the Giving of the Symbols of Faith: Ritus Electionis. CUEA.