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Uganda elects bishop for new diocese

Uganda elects bishop for new diocese

The House of Bishops of the Church of the Province of Uganda sitting at Commonwealth Speke Resort Munyonyo on September 28, 2011 elected Rev. Canon Nathan Ahimbisibwe as the 1st Diocesan Bishop of the newly created South Ankole Diocese.

29 September 2011

Hoima cathedral re-opened

Hoima cathedral re-opened

“Oh, come, let us worship, bow down and kneel before the Lord,” reads the message on the two metallic gates of the newly renovated St. Peter’s Cathedral.

07 September 2011

Abp Orombi urges Ugandans to be more prayerful

Abp Orombi urges Ugandans to be more prayerful

The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda (COU), Henry Luke Orombi has urged the members of the Anglican Church to be more prayerful like their counterpart Muslims, Catholics and born again Christians.

 

11 August 2011

Archbishop Orombi asks government to make varsity education affordable

Archbishop Orombi asks government to make varsity education affordable

Uganda Christian University Chancellor Henry Luke Orombi has asked the government to make higher education affordable for ordinary people.

03 July 2011

Corruption a cancer for Uganda, archbishop declares

Corruption a cancer for Uganda, archbishop declares

The Primate of the Church of Uganda has called upon President Yoweri Museveni to crack down on government corruption.

20 June 2011

Security tight at Namugongo shrine

Security tight at Namugongo shrine

The Police and army have beefed up security at both the Catholic and Anglican martyrs’ shrines at Namugongo and Nakiyanja respectively. Access to the main grounds has been restricted.

01 June 2011

New bishop for Uganda's North Kigezi Diocese

New bishop for Uganda's North Kigezi Diocese

The Rev. Canon Patrick Tugume-Tusingwire has been elected the 4th Bishop of North Kigezi Diocese, replacing Rt. Rev. Edward Muhima.

08 April 2011

University to be built in honour of martyrs

University to be built in honour of martyrs

The Mt. Elgon sub-region district local governments in partnership with Diocesan bishops of eastern Uganda have sealed discussions intended to start an African Anglican University (AAU) a living memorial to African martyrdom.

28 March 2011

Ugandan Anglican through to final stage of peace essay competition

Ugandan Anglican through to final stage of peace essay competition

Five essays have been selected as the top entries in the Echos International Ecumenical Peace Convocation (IEPC) essay contest. It is tied to the IEPC, sponsored by the World Council of Churches (WCC), an event which is to be held in Kingston, Jamaica from 17 to 25 May 2011.

22 March 2011

"Climate change will kill more Africans than malaria or AIDS," Anglican church warned

"Climate change will kill more Africans than malaria or AIDS," Anglican church warned

The continent of Africa is facing a future in which climate change will kill more people than traditional causes such as malaria and HIV, according to a Ugandan environmental expert.

26 August 2010