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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 }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The sou ...
, Rwanda, Burundi and Boga, in what was then the country of
Zaire Zaire (, ), officially the Republic of Zaire (french: République du Zaïre, link=no, ), was a Congolese state from 1971 to 1997 in Central Africa that was previously and is now again known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Zaire was, ...
. 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 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 ...
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 Erica Sabiti was Archbishop of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Boga-Zaire from 1966 to 1974. Kagwisagye Sabiti was born in 1907 in Nkore (later known as Ankole) in today's South-Western Uganda. He was educated at King's College Budo and Makerere Col ...
,
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 c ...
of Ruwenzori


Archbishops of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Boga-Zaire

*''1972''–1974: Erica Sabiti, Bishop of Kampala *1974–1977:
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. A ...
, Bishop of Kampala


Archbishops of Uganda and Bishops of Kampala

*1977–1984:
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 ...
(Archbishop of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Boga-Zaire until 1980) *1984–1995:
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 ...
(previously
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 ...
) *1995–2004:
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 t ...
*2004–2012:
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 ...
*2012–2020: Stanley Ntagali *1 March 2020present: Stephen Kaziimba


See also

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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 ...
*
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 ...
*
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 a ...
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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, o ...
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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 North ...
* Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kampala


References

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