The life of Bishop James Odongo March 27, 1931 – BORN in Molo, Bukedi district
May 8, 1931 – Baptized by Fr Willemen of Nagongera
1944 – Joined Nyenga Seminary
1956 – Ordained priest in Rome
1965 – Consecrated Bishop
1965 – Attends Second Vatican Council
1968 – Appointed Bishop …
Archbishop Emeritus James Odongo of Tororo passes on aged 89
Burial – James Odongo Arch.Emeritus Tororo Dec 6 – Requiem Mass Lubaga Cathedral 3.30pm
Dec 7 – Body St. Austin, Mbale 3pm
Dec 8 – Requiem Mass St Austin 12.00pm
Dec 8 – Body Cathedral Tororo 4pm
Dec 9 – Mass of Christian burial …
Kaziimba Mugalu enthroned 9th COU Archbishop
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rt. Rev. Dr. Stephen Kazimba Mugalu has officially assumed the leadership of Church of the Uganda (CoU). He was enthroned as the 9th Archbishop of Church of the Uganda (CoU) at a colorful ceremony held this morning at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Namirembe. The special …
Read More »LIVE: Archbishop Kaziimba Mugalu enthronement today
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The Archbishop-elect Rt. Rev. Dr. Steven Kaziimba Mugalu is today being enthroned as the 9th Archbishop of Church of Uganda in a special service at St. Paul’s Cathedral Namirembe. Outgoing Archbishop the Most Rev. Stanley Ntagali will officially hand over the Provincial …
Read More »Archbishop Ntagali concludes farewell tour
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The outgoing Archbishop of the Church of Uganda the Most Rev Stanley Ntagali has this morning completed his farewell journey across the Province, as he prepares for his retirement. In his farewell sermon to the congregation at All Saints’ Cathedral, Kampala, this morning, the …
Read More »Eleven Archbishops to attend Kazimba Mugalu’s enthronement
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Organizing Committee for the enthronement of Dr. Steven Kazimba Mugalu as the 9th Archbishop of the Church of Uganda has deficit of Shillings 350 million, URN has learnt. The Committee Chairperson Ruth Nankabirwa, says that they so far realised Shillings 782 million of …
Read More »Archbishop Lwanga says Papal visit not yet confirmed, no budget
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga has dismissed reports that he requested for sh9 billion from the government to prepare for the second visit of Pope Francis in Uganda. He said any statement linking him to such a request is defamatory. …
Read More »Bishop Ntagali asks clergy to plan for retirement
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Right Rev. Stanley Ntagali, has challenged the clergy to work hard for their retirement. Ntagali was speaking at the requiem service for the former Bishop of Busoga Diocese, the late Rt. Rev. Cyprian Bamwoze at St. Paul’s Cathedral, …
Read More »Bangui archbishop recounts horror of Central Africa killings
Bangui, Central African Republic | AFP | The Archbishop of Bangui, Cardinal Dieudonne Nzapalainga, Monday recounted the horrors of weeks of violence which left some 60 dead in the Central African Republic region of Alindao. “I went to see my dead brothers — they were burned like beasts,” Cardinal Nzapalainga …
Read More »Archbishop Nkoyoyo: A child of miracles
Kampala, Uganda | ANDREW S. KAGGWA | Ordinary people think merely of spending time. Great people think of using it. Livingstone Mpalanyi Nkoyoyo never relied on any such sage sayings, but the late Archbishop Emeritus of the Anglican Church of Uganda, who died on Jan. 05 of pneumonia, lived his …
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