The House of Bishops of the Church of Uganda has finally elected the successor of the retiring Bishop of Namirembe Diocese, Rt Rev Wilberforce Kityo Luwalira.
According to the statement from the Church of Uganda, the House of Bishops sitting at St Stephen’s Cathedral Naluwerere in East Busoga Diocese has elected Ven. Canon Moses Banja as the new Bishop of Namirembe Diocese.
He will be consecrated and enthroned on December, 10, 2023 at St Paul’s Cathedral, Namirembe,” the statement reads in part.
Ven Canon Moses Banja was born on October, 20, 1964 in Nakabugo Bbira, Busiro, was ordained in 1996 and priested in 1998.
Ven Canon Banja who is currently the Archdeacon of Luzira Archdeaconry holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Divinity from Makerere University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Education from Makerere University.
Elections for the new Namirembe Bishop were recently deferred to allow investigations by the nominations committee into the nomination of Ven Canon Banja and Rev Abraham Muyinda, the Vicar of Namirembe Cathedral who had emerged as the best candidates from the list of 13.
The committee has consequently forwarded its findings to the House of Bishops which elected Ven Canon Moses Banja.
He will now become the sixth Bishop of Namirembe Diocese to replaced Rt Rev Wilberforce Kityo Luwalira who will be retiring on December, 8 after clocking the mandatory age of 64.
By the time of his retirement, Luwalira will have served as Bishop of Namirembe Diocese for 14 years.
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