About Us

Ascension of Our Lord is a Catholic Church, in full union with the Church in Rome. We are dedicated to, and are under the "Authority of our Holy Father, and therefore, accept and embrace all of the teachings of the Magisterium of the Church". We invite all to worship with us in the confidence of knowing that our Church and doctrines were established by God through Jesus Christ, empowered by the Holy Spirit and safeguarded by His Church, which is One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic. (Established July 1979)

Fr. Cyril Buyeera was born in 1968 in Uganda, the fourth child in to a family of ten, seven boys and three girls. His father was a teacher and his mother a nurse. After completing his primary and secondary education, he was admitted to Katigondo National Major Seminary where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Makerere University, Uganda. He then joined Ggaba National Major Seminary where he pursued his theological studies obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in Theology from Makerere University. Upon completing his Seminary formation, he was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Tororo on  August 28, 1999.
 
He served as a Parochial Vicar in two parishes from 1999 to 2001. He then served as Pastor of St. Stephen Church, Kamuge Olinga (2001-2005) and Mater Dei Church, Tunyi (2005-2012). From 2001 to 2012 he also served as a diocesan Director of Pontifical Mission Societies.
 
In 2012 the Archbishop of Tororo loaned Fr. Cyril to the Archdiocese of New Orleans. From 2012 until 2021, he served as Parochial Vicar at St. Maria Goretti Church in New Orleans East. While at St. Maria Goretti, he enrolled and completed a Master of Arts degree in Moral Theology at Notre Dame Seminary Graduate School of Theology. In 2021, Archbishop Aymond appointed Fr. Cyril as Pastor of Ascension of Our Lord, succeeding Fr. Walter upon his retirement.