The Anglican dioceses of Northern Uganda are the

Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...

presence in (roughly) the

Northern Region, Uganda The Northern Region is one of four regions in the country of Uganda. As of Uganda's 2014 census, the region's population was . Districts As of 2010, the Northern Region had 30 districts A district is a type of administrative division tha ...

; they are part of the

Church of Uganda The Church of Uganda is a member province of the Anglican Communion. Currently there are 37 dioceses which make up the Church of Uganda, each headed by a bishop. Each diocese is divided into archdeaconries, each headed by a senior priest known a ...

. 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 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 ...

in 1961. Today the mother church is St Philip's Cathedral,

Gulu Gulu is a city in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the commercial and administrative centre of Gulu District. The coordinates of the city of Gulu are 2°46'54.0"N 32°17'57.0"E. The distance from Gulu to Kampala, Uganda's capital and large ...

Bishops of Northern Uganda

*19611964/5: Keith Russell (previously an

assistant bishop on the 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 ...

) **1964–1966: Silvanus Wani, assistant bishop *bef. Jan 19661969:

Silvanus Wani Silvanus Goi Wani (1915–1998) was an Anglican archbishop who served in Uganda. Wani was ordained in 1944. He served in the Upper Nile region from 1942 to 1961, including two years as a Chaplain to the Armed Forces during World war Two. He was d ...

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/ref> (became Bishop of Madi and West Nile) *1969–1974:

Janani Luwum Janani Jakaliya Luwum (c. 1922 – 17 February 1977) was the archbishop of the Church of Uganda from 1974 to 1977 and one of the most influential leaders of the modern church in Africa. He was arrested in February 1977 and died shortly after. Al ...

(became Archbishop of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Boga-Zaire) *19741989 (res.):

Benoni Ogwal Benoni Y. Ogwal-Abwang was an Anglican bishop in Uganda: he was Bishop of Northern Uganda from 1974 to 1989. Ogwal-Abwang was born in 1942. He was educated at the University of Western Ontario and Uganda Christian University. He was ordained in ...

(in exile 1977–1980) **Allan Oboma, assistant bishop *19891998 (ret.):Diocese of Northern Uganda — A miracle has happened
(Accessed 17 February 2020)

Allan Oboma Gideon Allan Oboma (1930–2012) was an Anglican bishop in Uganda: Oboma was born on 22 October 1932 at Atiak, Amuru District and educated at Uganda Christian University. A former teacher, he was ordained deacon in 1967 and priest in 1969. In 1976 ...

*19982009 (ret.):

Nelson Onono-Onweng Nelson Onono-Onweng was an Anglican bishop in Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Divisi ...

*20 December 2009present:

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Diocese of Madi—West Nile

Erected from Northern Uganda diocese in 1969; See at Emmanuel Cathedral, Mvara (near

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Bishops of Madi—West Nile

*19691977:

(became

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) *?1987:

Remelia Ringtho Remelia Ringtho (b 21 October 1929) was an Anglican bishop in Uganda. Ringtho was educated at Buwalasi Theological College and ordained in 1963. He served in the Diocese of Northern Uganda. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1980–82 p 864: London, O ...

West Nile Web, 17 December 2019 — The good, bad and ugly; how Madi and west Nile diocese has evolved over 50 years
(Accessed 17 February 2020) *19881990 (d.):

Ephraim Adrale Ephraim Adrale was an Anglican bishop in Uganda. Ringtho was educated at Makerere University and ordained in 1975. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1980–82 p 8: London, OUP, 1983 He became Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who i ...

*?1994 (d.):

Ariaka Nguma Caleb Ariaka Mawa Nguma was an Anglican bishop in Uganda: *19952005 (ret.):

Lee Drati Enoch Lee Drati (1940–2011) was an Anglican bishop in Uganda:

*26 November 2005?:

Joel Obetia Joel Sampson Obetia (also Obita) is an Anglican bishop in Uganda: he was the sixth Bishop of Madi- West Nile, serving from 2005 to 2016. Obetia was consecrated a bishop on 27 November 2005, by Henry Luke Orombi, Archbishop of Uganda, at Arua ...

*26 February 2017present:

Collins Andaku Charles Collins Andaku (born 22 November 1965) is an Anglican bishop in Uganda: he has been the Bishop of Madi and West Nile since 2017. Early life and education Andaku, was born on 22 November 1965 in Kibigoro, Arua District, Uganda. His pare ...

Diocese of Karamoja

Split in 1976 from the Diocese of Soroti; St Philip's Cathedral, Moroto.

Bishops of Karamoja

*19761981 (res.):

Brian Herd William Brian Herd (193118 July 2016) was an Anglican bishop in Uganda. Herd was born in Belfast in 1931; educated at Clifton Theological College and ordained in 1959. After a curacy in Wolverhampton he served in Uganda. He was Archdeacon of Kara ...

(previously Archdeacon of Karamoja; consecrated 11 January 1976, by

, at

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; exiled March 1977?) *1981–?: Howell Davies *1987June 2006 (d.): Peter Lomongin *27 May 2007present:

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(consecrated 27 May 2007)Church of Uganda — Archbishop's Charge to 19th Provincial Assembly, 26–29 August 2008
(Accessed 18 February 2020)

Diocese of Lango

Erected from Northern Uganda, 1976;

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Cathedral.

Bishops of Lango

*19762001:

Melkizedek Otim Melkizedek Otim (1935-2019) was an Anglican bishop in Uganda: he was Bishop of Lango from 1976 until 2001. Otim was educated at Uganda Christian University and ordained deacon in 1967 and priest in 1979. He served the Diocese of Northern Uganda ...

(consecrated 11 January 1976, by

, at

) *2001–2017 (ret.): Charles Odurkami *13 August 2017present:

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Diocese of Nebbi

Created in 1993 from the Diocese of Madi—West Nile; St Stephen's Cathedral, Goli.

Bishops of Nebbi

*1993–2004:

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. H ...

*2004–present:

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Diocese of Kitgum

Created in 1995 from Northern Uganda diocese; the See is

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, where stands All Saints' Cathedral.

Bishops of Kitgum

*1995–2002 (ret.):

Baker Ochola MacLeod Baker Ochola (b. 1936; also Macleod or Macleord) is an Anglican bishop in Uganda: he was the inaugural Bishop of Kitgum, serving from 1995 until 2002. Ochola was educated at Uganda Christian University and ordained deacon in 1969, and pr ...

*2002–2014 (ret.):

Benjamin Ojwang Benjamin Ojwang (1952-2019) was an Anglican bishop in Uganda: he was Bishop of Kitgum from 2002 to 2014. Ojwang was born in Pader and educated at Uganda Christian University. Ojwang is best known for suing the Church of Uganda The Church of U ...

*2018–present: Wilson Kitara

Diocese of North Karamoja

Christ Church Cathedral,

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is the mother church of this diocese, erected from Karamoja in 2007.

Bishops of North Karamoja

*1 July 2007?:

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Diocese of West Lango

Split from Lango diocese, 2014; St Peter's Cathedral,

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Bishops of West Lango

*2014–2018:

Alfred Acur Alfred Acur Okodi (born 25 December 1954) is an Anglican bishop who presided over the Diocese of West Lango from 2014 to 2018 in Uganda. Okodi was born in Alebtong District and was educated at Uganda Christian University. He was ordained in 1 ...

*2019–present:

Julius Nina Julius Ceasar Nina is an Anglican bishop in Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Divisio ...

References

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