Erica Sabiti was
Archbishop of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Boga-Zaire
The Anglican ecclesiastical province of Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi was formed in 1961 following the division of the Bishop of Uganda, diocese of Uganda the previous year. In 1960, the Diocese of Uganda was separated and in 1961 the smaller dioceses ...
from 1966 to 1974.
Early life
Sabiti's year of birth is uncertain, but sources agree that he was born before 1908.
[Episcopal Church Archives website, ''Retired Ugandan Primate Dies'', article dated May 26, 1988]
/ref>[New Vision website, ''Anglican Archbishops Through the Decades'', article dated August 28, 2019]
/ref> He was born in Nkore (later known as Ankole
Ankole was a traditional Bantu peoples, Bantu kingdom in Uganda and lasted from the 15th century until 1967. The kingdom was located in south-western Uganda, east of Lake Edward.
Geography
The kingdom of Ankole is located in the South-Western ...
) in today's South-Western Uganda and was educated at King's College Budo
King’s College Budo is a mixed, residential, secondary school in Central Region, Uganda, Central Uganda (Buganda).
Location
The school is located on Budo hill, Naggalabi Hill, in southern Wakiso District, off the Kampala-Masaka Road. This loc ...
and Makerere College.
Career
Sabiti taught in a primary school before being ordained
Ordination is the process by which individuals are Consecration in Christianity, consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the religious denomination, denominationa ...
deacon
A deacon is a member of the diaconate, an office in Christian churches that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions.
Major Christian denominations, such as the Cathol ...
in 1933 and priest
A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deity, deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in parti ...
in 1934. After 26 years of serving the church in Uganda, he was consecrated Bishop of Rwenzori and Dean in 1960.
In 1966, he became the first Ugandan Archbishop.
He became the first Bishop of Kampala
The Anglican dioceses of Buganda are the Anglican presence in the Central Region, Uganda (equivalent to the old Buganda kingdom); they are part of the Church of Uganda. The remaining dioceses of the Church are in the areas of Eastern Uganda, of N ...
in 1972 and served for two years until his retirement in 1974. Church of Uganda website, ''60 Years of Self-Governance (1961-2021); Looking Back and Looking Forward'', article dated April 21, 2021
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Sabiti died in Kinoni, Uganda, on May 15 1988.
Family
In 1925, he married Georgina Kachandra; she died the same year and he remarried in 1930.
References
External links
Global Anglican website
''The 9th Archbishop of the Church of Uganda Elected'', article by The Rt. Rev. Edison Irigei
The National Research Repository of Uganda website
''Celebrating A Hundred Years of Service Building a Great Future: The Legacy of Bishop Tucker Theological College'', edited by Christopher Byaruhanga and Olivia Nassaka Banja (2013)
20th-century Anglican bishops in Africa
20th-century Anglican archbishops
Anglican archbishops of Uganda
Uganda Christian University alumni
Anglican bishops of Rwenzori
Anglican deans in Africa
People educated at King's College Budo
Ankole people
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