Aberi Kakyomya Balya was an

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Assistant Bishop of Uganda in the mid 20th century. He was educated at Bishop Tucker College and

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in 1922. He was appointed a

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in 1935; and consecrated in Kampala Cathedral on 26 October 1947, to serve as an Assistant Bishop of Uganda (i.e. an

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in the Diocese of Uganda). In that role, he had special responsibility for the areas of Bunyoro, Tooro, Ankole and Kigezi; he served until his retirement in 1960, aged 83. He died on November 26, 1979,''Obituary''

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(London, England), Thursday, Nov 29, 1979; pg. 18; Issue 60487 reputedly aged 102. Many institutions have been named in his honor including but not limited to Bishop Balya secondary School a single-sex girl's high school in Kamwenge District.

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1877 births Uganda Christian University alumni Anglican assistant bishops of Uganda 20th-century Anglican bishops in Uganda 1979 deaths Ugandan centenarians Men centenarians {{Uganda-Anglican-bishop-stub