Akisoferi Wesonga was an

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bishop in Uganda Wesonga was educated at

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. He was

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in 1954 and priest in 1956. He served in the Upper Nile Diocese until 1961 and in

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from then on. He was

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from 1963 to 1969 after which time he was the provincial secretary of the Province of Uganda. He became

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in 1980. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975/6 p1080 London;

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; 1975 He served as bishop until 1991.

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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