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BREAKING! Church of Uganda Elects New Archbishop – Bishop Kazimba

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Bishop Samuel Kazimba of Mityana Diocese has been elected as the 9th Archbishop of Church of Uganda replacing Stanley Ntagali who announced his retirement.

Archbishop Ntagali who will b retiring in March 2020 opted for an early retirement like his predecessor, Luke Henry Orombi. The House of Bishops sat this morning to elect Ntagali’s replacement.

Archbishop Ntagali was elected and enthroned as Archbishop on  December 16, 2012  aged 57. He turns 65 years old on  March 1, 2020. 65 years is the mandatory age of retirement for the leader of the Anglican Church in Uganda.

According to the institution’s leadership manual, the Archbishop serves for 10 years only and can only serve until their 65th birthday. At the age of 65 an Archbishop must retire, even if he has served less than his ten-year term. For one to qualify for the position, he must be a Bishop in the Church of Uganda and at least 50 years old.

Past Archbishops

1st Archbishop Leslie Brown, a British missionary and was the first Archbishop of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Boga-Zaire (1961-1966)

2nd Archbishop Erica Sabiti (1966 – 1974)

3rd Archbishop Janani Luwum (1974 – 1977). Martyred in 1977.

4th Archbishop Silvanus Wani (1977 – 1983). In 1980, Rwanda, Burundi, and Boga-Zaire became a separate, Francophone Province, and Uganda became its own Province.

5th Archbishop Yona Okoth (1983 – 1995)

6th Archbishop Livingstone Mpalanyi-Nkoyoyo (1995 – 2004)

7th Archbishop Henry Luke Orombi (2004 – 2012)

8th Archbishop Stanley Ntagali (2012-2020)

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