Barnabas Rugwizangonga Halem âÂÂImana (1929âÂÂ3 January 2016), was a Ugandan Roman Catholic priest who served as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabale from 1969 until 1994.
Halem âÂÂImana was born in Rulangara, in present-day Kisoro District, in the Western Region of Uganda, in 1929. He was ordained a priest on 7 December 1958 at Mbarara. He served as a priest at Mbarara until 1 February 1966, when he was transferred to Kabale. He served as a priest at Kabale until 29 May 1969, when he was appointed bishop.
He was appointed Bishop of Kabale on 29 May 1969. He was ordained bishop 1 August 1969 by Pope Paul VI, assisted by Archbishop Sergio Pignedoliâ , Titular Archbishop of Iconium and Archbishop Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubugaâ , Archbishop of Kampala.
He resigned as bishop on 15 July 1994. He died on 3 January 2016 at age 87 years.ÃÂ ÃÂ