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 and Kigezi, and of Rwenzori.
Diocese of Mbale
Erected from the
Bishops on the Upper Nile
- 1926–1936?: Arthur Kitching
- 1936–1961: Lucian Usher-Wilson (became Mbale)
- June 1955Bishop of Northern Uganda)[3]
- Stephen Tomusange,[7] assistant bishop (became first diocesan Bishop of Soroti)[3]
- June 1955
Bishops of Mbale
- 1961 – July 1964 (res.): Lucian Usher-Wilson (became an Assistant Bishop of Guildford)
- 1964–?: Erisa Masaba (previously Archdeacon of Masaba)
- 1976 – April 1979 (d.): John Wasikye[8]
- 1981 – 19 November 1991 (d.): Akisoferi Wesonga[9]
- bef. 2000 – bef. 2008: Samwiri Wabulakha
- 17 August 2008 – present: Patrick Gidudu[10][11]
Diocese of Soroti
One of the two split from Upper Nile diocese in 1961 was the Diocese of Soroti; her cathedral is St Peter's Cathedral, Soroti.[12]
Bishops of Soroti
- 1961 – 1965: Bishop of West Buganda)
- 28 November 1965 – 1976: Asanasio Maraka[13] (previously archdeacon)[14]
- 11 January 1976 – aft. 8 March 2000: Archbishop of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Boga-Zaire, at Namirembe Cathedral)[15]
- bef. 2005 – bef. 2009: Bernard Obaikol
- 6 September 2009[16] – 12 July 2018:[17] George Erwau
- 2018–2019: Nicodemus Okille, "caretaker bishop" (retired Bishop of Bukedi)
- June 2019 – present: Kosea Odongo[17]
Diocese of Busoga
Erected from the
Bishops of Busoga
- 1972–1998 (ret.):[19] Cyprian Bamwoze
- 2002?[20] – January 2016 (ret.):[18] Michael Kyomya
- 20 January 2016[18] – present: Paul Naimanhye
Diocese of Bukedi
Founded from Mbale diocese, 1972; the cathedral is St Peter's Cathedral, Tororo.[21]
Bishops of Bukedi
- 1972 – 1984: Archbishop of Uganda and Bishop of Kampala)
- ?–1983: Assistant Bishop of Kampala)
- ?–1983:
- 1984[22] – November 2012:[23] Nicodemus Okille
- 10 February 2013[24] – present: Sam Egesa
Diocese of North Mbale
Split from the Diocese of Mbale during 1992. The See is at St Matthew's Cathedral, Buhugu in Sironko District.[25]
Bishops of North Mbale
- 9 August 1992 – 1997: Peter Mudonyi
- 23 March 1997 – August 2003 (res.): Nathan Muwombi
- 10 December 2006 – 16 November 2014: Dan Gimadu
- 16 November 2014 – present: Samuel Gidudu[25]
Diocese of Sebei
Erect from Mbale diocese, 1999. The See is at St Peter's Cathedral, Kokwomurya, Kapchorwa.[26]
Bishops of Sebei
- 1999–2015 (ret.):[27] Augustine Salimo
- 12 April 2015[28] – present: Paul Masaba
Diocese of Kumi
From the Diocese of Soroti in 2001. St Philip's Cathedral, Ngora.
Bishop of Kumi
- 2001 – 2019 (ret.): Edison Irigei
- Charles Okunya was elected bishop 7 November 2019,[29] but that election was overturned by the House of Bishops on 5 February 2020.[30]
- 2019–present (Acting): Bishop of Lango[31]
Diocese of Central Busoga
Founded in 2016 from the Busoga diocese; All Saints' Pro-Cathedral, Iganga.[32]
Bishops of Central Busoga
- 13 November 2016[33] – present: Patrick Wakula
Diocese of East Busoga
Proposed for split from Busoga.[34]
See also
- Anglican dioceses of Ankole and Kigezi
- Anglican dioceses of Buganda
- Anglican dioceses of Northern Uganda
- Anglican dioceses of Rwenzori
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Uganda
References
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- ^ New Vision, 9 May 2008 — Anglican church names two new bishops named (Accessed 17 February 2020)
- ^ Church of Uganda — Archbishop's Charge to 19th Provincial Assembly, 26–29 August 2008 (Accessed 18 February 2020)
- ^ New Vision, 21 February 2019 — Soroti Diocese gets new bishop (Accessed 18 February 2020)
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- ^ COU Soroti Diocese — George Erwau (Accessed 17 February 2020)
- ^ a b Uganda Radio Network, 21 February 2019 — Odongo Elected New Bishop of Soroti Diocese (Accessed 17 February 2020)
- ^ a b c New Vision, 1 August 2015 — Naimanhene new bishop of Busoga diocese (Accessed 17 February 2020)
- ^ Daily Monitor, 11 February 2019 — Retired Bishop of Busoga Cyprian Bamwoze dead (Accessed 17 February 2020)
- ^ New Vision, 9 July 2002 — Bishop Kyomya Cries at Ordination (Accessed 17 February 2020)
- ^ Chandler's Ford parish magazine, June 2017 (Accessed 18 February 2020)
- ^ The Living Church, Vol. 217, #12: 20 September 1998 p. 18: Stories from Lambeth (Accessed 17 February 2020)
- ^ Uganda Radio Network, 12 November 2012 — Okile Retires After 40 Years of Service (Accessed 17 February 2020)
- ^ Church of Uganda — Egesa elected as 3rd Bishop of Bukedi Diocese (Accessed 17 February 2020)
- ^ a b Anglican Communion New Service, 18 December 2014 — Uganda: New bishop ditched the bottle to answer the altar call (Accessed 17 February 2020)
- ^ Anglican Communion New Service, 16 January 2015 — Two new bishops for the Church of Uganda (Accessed 17 February 2020)
- ^ Daily Monitor, 11 May 2019 — Former Sebei Bishop Augustine Salimo dies (Accessed 17 February 2020)
- ^ Church of Uganda — Masaba elected as 2nd Bishop of Sebei Diocese (Accessed 17 February 2020)
- ^ New Vision, 7 November 2019 — Okunya Oode elected Bishop of Kumi Diocese (Accessed 17 February 2020)
- ^ Anglican Ink, 24 February 2020 — Ugandan episcopal election overturned (Accessed 25 February 2020)
- ^ "Kumi Diocese's Bishop Thomas Edison Irigei abdicates to the Archbishop | Church of Uganda".
- ^ Uganda Christian News, 24 August 2016 — High excitement as Central Busoga Diocese gets its 1st Bishop (Accessed 18 February 2020)
- ^ Church of Uganda — Central Busoga (Accessed 17 February 2020)
- ^ Anglican Ink, 11 April 2019 — Ugandan bishops uphold guidelines on creating new dioceses (Accessed 17 February 2020)