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Saint Paul's Cathedral Namirembe, commonly and locally (Uganda) referred to as Namirembe Cathedral, is the oldest Anglican cathedral in Uganda.It serves as the provincial cathedral of the Anglican Church of Uganda and the diocesan cathedral for Namirembe Diocese, the first diocese to be founded in the Church of Uganda province in 1890. [1]
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 known as an archdeacon.
The 300-bed Mengo Hospital is a community hospital affiliated with the Church of Uganda. It is also known as Namirembe Hospital. It was the first hospital in Uganda and was started by Albert Ruskin Cook in May 1897. [11] At the north-western base of Namirembe Hill are the Buganda royal burial grounds known as the Kasubi Tombs.
On 1 July 1960, in preparation for the formation of an independent church province, the diocese was split in five: one of the smaller new dioceses retained the same bishop and became the Diocese of Namirembe (so her bishop became Bishop of Namirembe). After the division, the diocese's territory was East Buganda and Busoga. [2]
By 1953, St Phillip the Evangelist, Ngora was a pro-cathedral of the diocese; [2] it later became a full cathedral of successor dioceses. In preparation for the creation of the independent church province , the diocese was split in three parts in 1961: Teso and Karamoja became Soroti diocese; the Northern Province the Diocese of Northern Uganda ...
Mengo Hospital - A 300-bed private hospital, affiliated with the Church of Uganda; located at adjacent Namirembe Hill; The Joint Clinical Research Center - Located adjacent to the palace, the medical research center is housed in the Butikkiro, the former official residence of the Prime Minister of Buganda (Katikkiro). This building is one of ...
He married Rev. Elizabeth Julia Katumba Tamale on Dec 12, 1987 at Namirembe Cathedral, Uganda. They have five children. Henry is the sixth bishop of West Buganda Diocese in the Church of Uganda, having been consecrated and taking office on 28 August 2016. [1] He was previously a priest and assistant to the Bishop of Namirembe. [2]
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