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Diocese Of Upper Nile
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 Communion
The Anglican Communion is the third largest Christian communion after the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. Founded in 1867 in London, the communion has more than 85 million members within the Church of England and other autocephalous national and regional churches in full communion. The traditional origins of Anglican doctrine are summarised in the Thirty-nine Articles (1571). The Archbishop of Canterbury (, Justin Welby) in England acts as a focus of unity, recognised as ' ("first among equals"), but does not exercise authority in Anglican provinces outside of the Church of England. Most, but not all, member churches of the communion are the historic national or regional Anglican churches. The Anglican Communion was officially and formally organised and recognised as such at the Lambeth Conference in 1867 in London under the leadership of Charles Longley, Archbishop of Canterbury. The churches of the Anglican Communion consider themselves to be part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Kitching (bishop)
Arthur Leonard Kitching (18 August 187524 October 1960) was an Anglican missionary, bishop and author. Kitching was educated at Highgate School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He was made a deacon on Trinity Sunday 1899 (28 May) and ordained a priest the following Trinity Sunday (10 June 1900) — both times by John Perowne, Bishop of Worcester, at Worcester Cathedral — and was after a curate at St Martin's Birmingham before going to Uganda as a Church Mission Society (CMS) missionary. He was at Acholi (1901–1904), Ngora (1908–1917), Mbale (1917–1918) and finally Jinja. He spent 3 months as a Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 1915–16,serving in England. He was Archdeacon of Bukedi from 1915 to 1922 and examining chaplain and commissary to John Willis, Bishop of Uganda, from then until his appointment as the first Bishop on the Upper Nile in 1926. He was consecrated a bishop on 29 June 1926 by Randall Davidson, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Southwark Cat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geresom Ilukor
Geresom Ilukor (1935–2013) was an Anglican bishop in Uganda. Ilukor was educated at Buwalasi Theological College. He was ordained in 1964. He served in the Diocese of Soroti and in 1972 was appointed diocesan registrar and secretary. He was consecrated bishop of Soroti on 11 January 1976 by Janani Luwum, archbishop of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Boga-Zaire, at Namirembe Cathedral Saint Paul's Cathedral Namirembe, commonly referred to as Namirembe Cathedral, is the oldest cathedral in Uganda. It serves as the provincial cathedral of the Anglican Church of Uganda and the diocesan cathedral for Namirembe Diocese, the first d .... He died on 30 August 2013. References 20th-century Anglican bishops in Uganda Uganda Christian University alumni Bulwalasi Theological College alumni Anglican bishops of Soroti 1935 births 2013 deaths Ugandan Anglican bishops {{Uganda-Anglican-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asanasio Maraka
Asanasio Maraka was an Anglican bishop in Uganda. Maraka was ordained deacon in 1946 and priest in 1948. He served with the CMS from 1946 to 1951; and in the Anglican Diocese of Kumi from 1952 to 1960; and in Soroti from 1960 to 1963. He was archdeacon of Teso from 1963 to 1965 when he was consecrated the bishop of Soroti. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975/6 p623: London; OUP Oxford University Press (OUP) is the university press of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world, and its printing history dates back to the 1480s. Having been officially granted the legal right to print books ...; 1976 References 20th-century Anglican bishops in Uganda Anglican bishops of Soroti Anglican archdeacons in Africa {{Uganda-Anglican-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of West 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 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Gidudu
Patrick Gidudu is a retired Anglican bishop in the Anglican Church of Uganda: he was Bishop of Mbale 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 an ... from 2008 to 2021. NTV Uganda Christians bid farewell to outgoing Mbale Bishop Patrick Gidudu. Thursday 11th November 2021 References 21st-century Anglican bishops in Uganda Anglican bishops of Mbale Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Place of birth missing (living people) {{Uganda-Anglican-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samwiri Wabulakha
Samwiri Namakhetsa Khaemba Wabulakha is an Anglican bishop in Uganda: he was Bishop of Mbale 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 an ... until 2008. References 21st-century Anglican bishops in Uganda Uganda Christian University alumni Anglican bishops of Mbale {{Uganda-Anglican-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akisoferi Wesonga
Akisoferi Wesonga was an Anglican bishop in Uganda Wesonga was educated at Buwalasi Theological College. He was ordained deacon in 1954 and priest in 1956. He served in the Upper Nile Diocese until 1961 and in Mbale from then on. He was dean of Mbale from 1963 to 1969 after which time he was the provincial secretary of the Province of Uganda. He became bishop of Mbale in 1980. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975/6 p1080 London; OUP Oxford University Press (OUP) is the university press of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world, and its printing history dates back to the 1480s. Having been officially granted the legal right to print books ...; 1975 He served as bishop until 1991. References 20th-century Anglican bishops in Uganda Anglican bishops of Mbale Uganda Christian University alumni Bulwalasi Theological College alumni Anglican deans in Africa {{Uganda-Anglican-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wasikye
John Alfred Wasikye was an Anglican bishop in Uganda. Wasikye was educated at Buwalasi Theological College. He was ordained deacon in 1954 and priest in 1956. He served in the diocese until 1961 and in Mbale from 1961. He was Archdeacon of Bugisu and Sebei from 1965 to 1973; and Dean of Mbale from 1973 to 1976 when he became its bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca .... He was killed by forces loyal to president Idi Amin in 1979. References 20th-century Anglican bishops in Uganda Anglican bishops of Mbale Bulwalasi Theological College alumni Anglican deans in Africa Anglican archdeacons in Africa {{Uganda-Anglican-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erisa Masaba
Erisa Kabiri Masaba, MBE was an Anglican bishop in Uganda. Masaba was ordained deacon in 1933 and priest in 1934. He served in the Diocese of the Upper Nile. He was a lecturer at Buwalasi Theological College from 1940 to 1943; and a chaplain to the British Armed Forces from 1943 to 1948. He was archdeacon of Mbale from 1953 to 1961 and Bishop of Mbale from 1964 to 1975 (he was also dean). Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975/6 p646London; OUP Oxford University Press (OUP) is the university press of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world, and its printing history dates back to the 1480s. Having been officially granted the legal right to print books ...; 1975 References 20th-century Anglican bishops in Uganda Members of the Order of the British Empire Anglican bishops of Mbale Bulwalasi Theological College faculty Anglican deans in Africa Anglican archdeacons in Africa {{Uganda-Anglican-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assistant Bishop Of Guildford
The Bishop of Guildford is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Guildford in the Province of Canterbury. The title had first appeared as a suffragan See in the Diocese of Winchester in 1874. The Bishop suffragan of Guildford assisted the Bishop of Winchester in overseeing that diocese. Under George V, the Diocese of Guildford was created out of the north-eastern part of the Diocese of Winchester in 1927. The diocese covers the western half of the County of Surrey. The see is in the town of Guildford where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit which was built as a cathedral 1936 to 1965. The bishop's residence is Willow Grange, Jacobs Well — to the north of Guildford. The incumbent bishop is Andrew Watson, 10th Bishop of Guildford, since the confirmation of his election on 24 November 2014. List of bishops Assistant bishops Among those who have served as assistant bishops of the diocese have been: *19301955 (d.): Cyril Golding-Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Tomusange
Stephen Salonga Tomusange was an Anglican bishop who served in Uganda during the second half of the 20th century. Russell was educated at King's College Budo and Buwalasi Theological College. He was ordained deacon in 1936 and priest in 1938. He served in the Diocese of the Upper Nile and was its Assistant Bishop from 1952 to 1961 (he was also Archdeacon of Teso from 1959). He was translated to Soroti in 1961; and again to West Buganda in 1965 (where he was also Dean. Tomusange retired in 1974. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975/6 p861: London; OUP Oxford University Press (OUP) is the university press of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world, and its printing history dates back to the 1480s. Having been officially granted the legal right to print books ...; 1976 References 20th-century Anglican bishops in Uganda Anglican bishops on the Upper Nile Anglican bishops of Soroti Anglican bishops of West Buganda Alumni of Christ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
