Erica Sabiti was Archbishop of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Boga-Zaire from 1966 to 1974. Kagwisagye Sabiti was born in 1907 in Nkore (later known as

Ankole Ankole (Runyankore: ''Nkore''), was a traditional Bantu kingdom in Uganda and lasted from the 15th century until 1967. The kingdom was located in south-western Uganda, east of Lake Edward. History Ankole Kingdom is located in the South-Wester ...

) in today's South-Western Uganda. He was educated at

King's College Budo King’s College Budo is a mixed, residential, secondary school in Central Uganda (Buganda). Location The school is located on Naggalabi Hill, in southern Wakiso District, off the Kampala-Masaka Road. This location lies approximately , by road, ...

and Makerere College. He was

ordained Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform var ...

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 churches, such as the Catholic Chur ...

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 deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particu ...

in 1934. After 26 years of serving the church in Uganda, he was consecrated Bishop of Rwenzori and Dean in 1960.'' Crockford's Clerical Directory 1980–82'' p894 London: OUP, 1983

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