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Archbishop Of Uganda
The Anglican ecclesiastical province of Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi was formed in 1961 following the division of the diocese of Uganda the previous year. Prior to 1980, the province included Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Boga, in what was then the country of Zaire. In 1960, the Diocese of Uganda was separated and in 1961 the smaller dioceses made a separate Province, under the Archbishop of Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi: , the Church of Uganda is divided into 34 dioceses and is under the Archbishop of Uganda and Bishop of Kampala. Archbishops of Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi *1961–1966: Leslie Brown, Bishop of Namirembe *1966–''1972'': Erica Sabiti, Bishop of Ruwenzori Archbishops of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Boga-Zaire *''1972''–1974: Erica Sabiti, Bishop of Kampala *1974–1977: Janani Luwum, Bishop of Kampala Archbishops of Uganda and Bishops of Kampala *1977–1984: Silvanus Wani (Archbishop of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Boga-Zaire until 1980) *1984–1995: Yona Okoth (previ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Uganda
The Anglican dioceses of Buganda are the Anglican Communion, Anglican presence in the Central Region, Uganda (equivalent to the old Buganda kingdom); they are part of the Church of Uganda. The remaining dioceses of the Church are in the areas Anglican dioceses of Eastern Uganda, of Eastern Uganda, Anglican dioceses of Northern Uganda, of Northern Uganda, Anglican dioceses of Ankole and Kigezi, of Ankole and Kigezi, and Anglican dioceses of Rwenzori, of Rwenzori. Diocese of Namirembe The first Anglican church structure in what is now Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania was the Diocese of Eastern Equatorial Africa, which was erected in June 1884. The first bishop was James Hannington, who made the diocesan headquarters at Mombassa, but he was assassinated (martyred) on 8 February 1886. The third Bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa, Alfred Tucker, resolved to divide the diocese: he stayed on Bishop of Uganda, while Kenya and part of northern Tanganyika became the Diocese of Mombasa; the divisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yona Okoth
Yona Okoth (1926–2001) was an Anglican archbishop in Uganda. Okoth was educated at Buwalasi Theological College. He was ordained in 1956. He served in the Upper Nile region from 1954 to 1961; and was Diocesan Treasurer of Mbale from 1961 to 1964. He was Provincial Secretary of the Anglican Church of Uganda from 1965 to 1972 when he was appointed bishop of Bukedi. He was consecrated archbishop of Uganda The Anglican ecclesiastical province of Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi was formed in 1961 following the division of the diocese of Uganda the previous year. Prior to 1980, the province included Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Boga, in what was then the co ... in 1984 and was in office until 1995. References 20th-century Anglican bishops in Uganda 20th-century Anglican archbishops Bulwalasi Theological College alumni Uganda Christian University alumni Anglican bishops of Bukedi 1926 births 2001 deaths {{Uganda-Anglican-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican Dioceses Of Rwenzori
The Anglican dioceses of Rwenzori are the Anglican presence in (roughly) the areas near the Rwenzori mountains; they are part of the Church of Uganda. The remaining dioceses of the Church are in the areas of Buganda, of Eastern Uganda, of Northern Uganda, and of Ankole and Kigezi. Diocese of Rwenzori The Diocese of Rwenzori was erected when the Diocese of Uganda split in five in 1960; Erica Sabiti became its first diocesan bishop, having served since earlier that year as suffragan bishop (in the Uganda diocese) for the Toro-Bunyoro-Mboga area. Bishops of Rwenzori *1960–1972 (res.): Erica Sabiti (also Archbishop of Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi from 1966; resigned this See, remaining Archbishop and becoming Bishop of Kampala) **1967–1972: Yonasani Rwakaikara, assistant bishop *1972–1981: Yonasani Rwakaikara (translated to Bunyoro-Kitara) *1981–2000 (ret.): Eustace Kamanyire (formerly Principal of Bishop Tucker Theological College, Mukono) *?–2009: Benezer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican Dioceses Of Ankole And Kigezi
The Anglican dioceses of Ankole and Kigezi are the Anglican presence in (roughly) the ancient Ankole kingdom and the old Kigezi District; they are part of the Church of Uganda. The remaining dioceses of the church are in the areas of Buganda, of Eastern Uganda, of Northern Uganda, and of Rwenzori. Diocese of Ankole The Diocese of Ankole-Kigezi was one of five split from the Diocese of Uganda on 1 July 1960; when the Kigezi diocese was created in 1967, this diocese became Ankole (and Shalita remained in post). When this diocese was again split 10 years later, the remaining part (where Betungura continued as bishop) became known as East Ankole diocese, until 2003, when it resumed the name Diocese of Ankole (upon the erection of North Ankole diocese; Kyamugambi remained in his renamed See). The current mother church is St James's Cathedral, Ruharo (near Mbarara). Bishops of Ankole *1960–1970 (ret.): Kosiya Shalita (Bishop of Ankole-Kigezi until 1967) *6 December 1970199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican Dioceses Of Northern Uganda
The Anglican dioceses of Northern Uganda are the Anglican presence in (roughly) the Northern Region, Uganda; they are part of the Church of Uganda. The remaining dioceses of the Church are in the areas of Buganda, of Eastern Uganda, of Ankole and Kigezi, and of Rwenzori. Diocese of Northern Uganda The first diocese to be erected in this area was that called simply the Diocese of Northern Uganda, which was split from the Diocese on the Upper Nile in 1961. Today the mother church is St Philip's Cathedral, Gulu. Bishops of Northern Uganda *19611964/5: Keith Russell (previously an assistant bishop on the Upper Nile) **1964–1966: Silvanus Wani, assistant bishop *bef. Jan 19661969: Silvanus Wani (became Bishop of Madi and West Nile) *1969–1974: Janani Luwum (became Archbishop of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Boga-Zaire) *19741989 (res.): Benoni Ogwal (in exile 1977–1980) **Allan Oboma, assistant bishop *19891998 (ret.): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican Dioceses Of Eastern Uganda
The Anglican dioceses of Eastern Uganda are the Anglican presence in (roughly) the Eastern Region, Uganda; they are part of the Church of Uganda. The remaining dioceses of the Church are in the areas of Buganda, of Northern Uganda, of Ankole and Kigezi, and of Rwenzori. Diocese of Mbale Erected from the Diocese of Uganda in 1926. In 1954, four archdeaconries were created: West Nile; Lango and Acholi; Teso and Karamoja; and Mbale; there was an Archdeacon of Elgon until that point. By 1953, St Phillip the Evangelist, Ngora was a pro-cathedral of the diocese; it later became a full cathedral of successor dioceses. In preparation for the creation of the independent church province, the diocese was split in three parts in 1961: Teso and Karamoja became Soroti diocese; the Northern Province the Diocese of Northern Uganda; and Mbale, Bugisu and Bukedi remained and was renamed Mbale. When Usher-Wilson was (re)installed as ordinary of the newly-split Mbale diocese, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican Dioceses Of Buganda
The Anglican dioceses of Buganda are the Anglican presence in the Central Region, Uganda (equivalent to the old Buganda kingdom); they are part of the Church of Uganda. The remaining dioceses of the Church are in the areas of Eastern Uganda, of Northern Uganda, of Ankole and Kigezi, and of Rwenzori. Diocese of Namirembe The first Anglican church structure in what is now Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania was the Diocese of Eastern Equatorial Africa, which was erected in June 1884. The first bishop was James Hannington, who made the diocesan headquarters at Mombassa, but he was assassinated (martyred) on 8 February 1886. The third Bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa, Alfred Tucker, resolved to divide the diocese: he stayed on Bishop of Uganda, while Kenya and part of northern Tanganyika became the Diocese of Mombasa; the division was effected in 1898. From then until 1926 — when the Diocese of Upper Nile was dividing from it — the Diocese of Uganda included all Uganda, Rwanda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Kaziimba
Samuel Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu (called Stephen Kaziimba; also spelled Kazima; born 15 August 1962) is a Ugandan Anglican bishop. On 28 August 2019, he was elected to serve as the ninth Archbishop of Uganda and Bishop of Kampala, effective 1 March 2020. In his capacity as Archbishp of Uganda, he is the head of the Church of Uganda. Prior to his new position, he served as the Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Mityana, from 2009 until 2020. Early life and education Mugalu was born on 15 August 1962, to Jessica Nanyonjo and Besweri Kaddu, at Gulama-Najja Village, Kyaggwe County, in present-day Buikwe District. He attended ''Gakuweebwa Munno Nursery School'' and then ''Lusaka Primary School'', in Katwe, a neighborhood in Kampala, Uganda's capital city. He was baptised by Canon Y. Baddokwaya, on 22 April 1973, at ''St. Luke's Church Kibuye''. He was confirmed by Bishop Misaeri Kawuma, on 22 September 1979, at Namataba, Kyaggwe County, in present-day Mukono District. He received a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Ntagali
Stanley Ntagali (born 1 March 1955) is a Ugandan Bishop of the Anglican Church who served as Former Chancellor of Uganda Christian University and former Archbishop of Kampala from 2012 to 2020.He also served as Bishop of Masindi-Kitara from 2004 to 2012. He is Currently serving as an Anglican Bishop in Uganda. Early life and education Ntagali was born in Kabale, Uganda to Ernest and Molly Ntagali. At age 16, he and his family migrated to the Hoima District. Ntagali studied theology and trained for ordained ministry at Bishop Tucker Theological College, an Anglican seminary, graduating with a certificate in theology in 1981. He continued his studies after ordination, completing a Bachelor of Divinity degree from St. Paul's University, Limuru in Kenya and a Master of Arts degree in theology and development from the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (associated with Middlesex University) in 2000. Ordained ministry In 1981, Ntagali was ordained in the Church of Uganda. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Luke Orombi
Henry Luke Orombi (born 11 October 1949) in Pakwach, North Western Uganda, is a Ugandan Anglican bishop. He served as Archbishop of Uganda and Bishop of Kampala from 2004 until his retirement in December 2012, two years earlier than expected. He was succeeded as Archbishop by Stanley Ntagali, who was consecrated in December 2012. Orombi served as Bishop of the Diocese of Kampala, which is the fixed episcopal see of the Archbishop, but unlike many other fixed metropolitical sees, the incumbent is not officially known as "Archbishop of Kampala", but bears the longer compound title "Archbishop of Uganda and Bishop of Kampala". Background Orombi was educated at Bishop Tucker Theological College, which today is known as Uganda Christian University, in Mukono, Uganda, where he received a Diploma in Theology, and St John's College, Nottingham, in England, where he attained a Bachelor of Divinity degree. Before becoming Archbishop, he was Diocesan Youth Officer in Moyo District and A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Livingstone Mpalanyi Nkoyoyo
Livingstone Mpalanyi Nkoyoyo (4 October 1938 – 5 January 2018) was a Ugandan Anglican bishop. He served as the Archbishop and Primate of the Church of Uganda from 1995 to 2004. He was married to Ruth Nalweyiso, since 1965 until his death, and the couple had five children, of which one died before him. Early life Nkoyoyo was one of the 25 children of Erisa Wamala Nkoyoyo, a sub-county Chief during Sekabaka Edward Mutesa II's reign. He grew up in a wealthy family, since his father was a rich landowner. He studied at Mpenja Primary School, in Gomba, Aggrey Memorial School and Mityana Junior Secondary School. He moved a lot due to his fathers work and had to leave school after completing Junior Secondary School. He then started working as an auto mechanic, for which he kept a lifelong interest. Ecclesiastical career He felt his religious calling at a youth camp, at Ndoddo Church, in Gomba District. Shortly after, he became a full-time minister, starting as a church teacher. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Bukedi
The Anglican dioceses of Eastern Uganda are the Anglican presence in (roughly) the Eastern Region, Uganda; they are part of the Church of Uganda. The remaining dioceses of the Church are in the areas of Buganda, of Northern Uganda, of Ankole and Kigezi, and of Rwenzori. Diocese of Mbale Erected from the Diocese of Uganda in 1926. In 1954, four archdeaconries were created: West Nile; Lango and Acholi; Teso and Karamoja; and Mbale; there was an Archdeacon of Elgon until that point. By 1953, St Phillip the Evangelist, Ngora was a pro-cathedral of the diocese; it later became a full cathedral of successor dioceses. In preparation for the creation of the independent church province, the diocese was split in three parts in 1961: Teso and Karamoja became Soroti diocese; the Northern Province the Diocese of Northern Uganda; and Mbale, Bugisu and Bukedi remained and was renamed Mbale. When Usher-Wilson was (re)installed as ordinary of the newly-split Mbale diocese, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
