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Erica Sabiti

Erica Sabiti was Archbishop of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Boga-Zaire[1] from 1966 to 1974.[2]

Early life

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Sabiti's year of birth is uncertain, but sources agree that he was born before 1908.[3][4] He was born in Nkore (later known as Ankole) in today's South-Western Uganda and was educated at King's College Budo and Makerere College.[3]

Career

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Sabiti taught in a primary school before being ordained deacon in 1933 and priest in 1934. After 26 years of serving the church in Uganda, he was consecrated Bishop of Rwenzori and Dean in 1960.[5]

In 1966, he became the first Ugandan Archbishop.[6]

He became the first Bishop of Kampala in 1972 and served for two years until his retirement in 1974.[7]

Sabiti died in Kinoni, Uganda, on May 15 1988.[3]

Family

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In 1925, he married Georgina Kachandra; she died the same year and he remarried in 1930.[4]

He and his wife Geraldine had seven children.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Brill
  2. ^ DACB
  3. ^ a b c d Episcopal Church Archives website, Retired Ugandan Primate Dies, article dated May 26, 1988
  4. ^ a b New Vision website, Anglican Archbishops Through the Decades, article dated August 28, 2019
  5. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1980–82 p894 London: OUP, 1983 ISBN 0-19-200010-1
  6. ^ Bristol Anglican website, Bristol Uganda Link
  7. ^ 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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