The Rt. Rev. Dr. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba elected 9th Archbishop of Uganda

Aug 28, 2019 by Jill

On 28^th August 2019, at a press conference held at the Provincial Secretariat, Namirembe, the Rt. Rev. Edison Irigei, Dean of the Church of Uganda, announced that the Rt. Rev. Dr. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba was elected the 9^th Archbishop of the Church of Uganda. The election was held during a meeting of the House of Bishops on Wednesday, 28^th August 2019, at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Namirembe.

The election was by secret ballot and was presided over by the Provincial Chancellor. Bishop Kaziimba was elected with more than a two-thirds majority, per the Constitution of the Church of Uganda.

Bishop Kaziimba was consecrated Bishop on 26^th October 2008 and has served as the Bishop of Mityana Diocese for almost eleven years.

He was born on 15^th August 1962 in Buikwe Najja to Besweri Kaddu and Jessica Nanyonjo. He was born again as a Christian in 1984.

Bishop Kaziimba did his diploma and undergraduate degree in theology from Uganda Christian University, Mukono, and received his Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Western Theological Seminary, Holland, Michigan (USA).

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See also: African Anglicans are the future of the Anglican Communion, by David Virtue, VirtueOnline