The Anglican ecclesiastical province of Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi was formed in 1961 following the division of the diocese of Uganda the previous year. In 1960, the Diocese of Uganda was separated and in 1961 the smaller dioceses made a separate Province, under the Archbishop of Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Prior to 1980, the province included

Uganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...

Rwanda Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by ...

Burundi Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is located in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa, with a population of over 14 million peop ...

and Boga, in what was then the country of

Zaire Zaire, officially the Republic of Zaire, was the name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1971 to 18 May 1997. Located in Central Africa, it was, by area, the third-largest country in Africa after Sudan and Algeria, and the 11th-la ...

. , the

Church of Uganda The Church of Uganda (C/U) is a member province of the Anglican Communion. Currently, there are 37 dioceses that make up the Church of Uganda, each headed by a bishop. Each diocese is divided into archdeaconries, each headed by a senior priest k ...

is divided into 34 dioceses and is under the Archbishop of Uganda and Bishop of Kampala.

Archbishops of Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi

*1961–1966: Leslie Brown, Bishop of Namirembe *1966–''1972'':

Erica Sabiti Erica Sabiti was Archbishop of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Boga-Zaire from 1966 to 1974. Early life Sabiti's year of birth is uncertain, but sources agree that he was born before 1908. He was born in Nkore (later known as Ankole) in today's Sou ...

Bishop A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...

of Ruwenzori

Archbishops of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Boga-Zaire

*''1972''–1974: Erica Sabiti, Bishop of Kampala *1974–1977:

Janani Luwum Janani Jakaliya Luwum was a Ugandan Anglican bishop. He was the archbishop of the Church of Uganda from 1974 to 1977 and one of the most influential leaders of the modern church in Africa. He was arrested in February 1977 and died shortly after. ...

, Bishop of Kampala

Archbishops of Uganda and Bishops of Kampala

*1977–1984: Silvanus Wani (Archbishop of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Boga-Zaire until 1980) *1984–1995:

Yona Okoth Yona Okoth (1926–2001) was an Anglican archbishop in Uganda. Okoth was born in Maundo Village,Nagongera,Tororo District Eastern Uganda and was educated at Buwalasi Theological College; he was ordained a priest in 1955 and attended St. Augustine ...

(previously

Bishop of Bukedi 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 an ...

) *1995–2004:

Livingstone Mpalanyi Nkoyoyo Livingstone Mpalanyi Nkoyoyo (4 October 1938 – 5 January 2018) was a Ugandan Anglican bishop. He served as the Archbishop and Primate of the Church of Uganda from 1995 to 2004. He was married to Ruth Nalweyiso, since 1965 until his death, and t ...

*2004–2012:

Henry Luke Orombi Henry Luke Orombi (born 11 October 1949) in Pakwach, North Western Uganda, is a Ugandan Anglican bishop. He served as Archbishop of Uganda and Bishop of Kampala from 2004 until his retirement in December 2012, two years earlier than expected. He ...

*2012–2020:

Stanley Ntagali Stanley Ntagali (born 1 March 1955) is a Ugandan bishop of the Anglican Church who served as former chancellor of Uganda Christian University and former archbishop of Uganda and bishop of Kampala from 2012 to 2020. He also served as Bishop of ...

*1 March 2020present:

Stephen Kaziimba Samuel Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu (called Stephen Kaziimba; also spelled Kazima; born 15 August 1962) is a Ugandan Anglican bishop. On 28 August 2019, he was elected to serve as the ninth Archbishop of Uganda and Bishop of Kampala, effective 1 Marc ...

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Archbishops of Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi

Archbishops of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Boga-Zaire

Archbishops of Uganda and Bishops of Kampala

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