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35-570: The cathedral is located on Namirembe Hill , in Lubaga Division , in Kampala , the capital and largest city in Uganda . Namirembe is located approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi), by road, west of Kampala's central business district . The coordinates of Namirembe Cathedral are: 0°18'54.0"N, 32°33'35.0"E (Latitude: 0.315000; Longitude: 32.559710). Namirembe Hill has been the location of

70-565: A further twenty years of service, but after Idi Amin seized power in 1971 it deteriorated seriously during the years of unrest. Eventually in 1998, Peter Wells from the United Kingdom was sent to inspect what remained and advise on the rehabilitation. Several schemes were considered and the organ today operates to a specification drawn up with Michael Sozi, then chairman of the Organ Committee, in 1999. Due to limited funds, it

105-580: A generation of Ugandan Church leaders began to replace the expatriate hierarchy. Festo Kivengere , who later became the Bishop of Kigezi in 1972, travelled to Europe as an evangelist for the first time. As an international figure he was a joint founder of African Evangelistic Enterprise. In 1961, the growth of the Church of Uganda was recognised in the Anglican Communion with the establishment of

140-725: A peak of 4,134 feet (1,260 m) above mean sea level . Namirembe Hill has been the location of the main Anglican place of worship in Buganda since Bishop Alfred Tucker established the offices of the Diocese of Eastern Equatorial Africa in 1890. Namirembe is the location of St. Paul's Cathedral, Namirembe . This was the main place of worship of the Anglican Church in Uganda from completion of its construction in 1919 until

175-494: A rebellion against Mwanga II by Christian and Muslim groups. Mwanga II was eventually overthrown in 1888 and was replaced by his half brother, Kiwewa . Kiwewa himself was overthrown by the Muslim faction in the court and was replaced by his Muslim brother, Kalema . British forces forced Kalema to abdicate and restored the throne to Mwanga II who in 1894 acceded to Uganda's status as a British protectorate . These incidents guaranteed

210-534: A result of these efforts and others in the country, Uganda has begun reversing the effects of AIDS on her society. On 28 September 2011, the House of Bishops elected the first bishop for the new diocese of South Ankole, which was created from parts of the dioceses of Ankole and West Ankole. The current primate and metropolitan archbishop is Stephen Kaziimba , who was enthroned in March 2020. The Diocese of Kampala

245-747: Is Apolo Kivebulaya , who is also known as the "Apostle to the Pygmies" for his work among the Pygmy people in eastern Congo. Anglican growth in Uganda thrived by the turn of the 20th century and among the most notable contribution of the Anglican church was in the area of education. The first elementary schools were established in the 1890s. In 1913, the Bishop Tucker Theological College was established in Mukono and this institution

280-480: 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 archdeaconries are further subdivided into parishes , headed by a parish priest. Parishes are subdivided into sub-parishes, headed by lay readers . As of

315-533: Is adjacent to Mengo Hill , the seat of the Buganda government . The history of the two hills is intertwined, geographically, politically, and religiously. 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. At the north-western base of Namirembe Hill are

350-532: Is bordered by Makerere to the north-east, Old Kampala to the east, Mengo to the south-east, Lubaga to the south-west, Lungujja to the west, the Kasubi Tombs to the north-west, and Naakulabye to the north. The distance, by road, from the central business district of Kampala to Namirembe is approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi). The coordinates of Namirembe Hill are 0°18'54"N, 32°33'34"E (Latitude:0.315000; Longitude:32.559444). Namirembe Hill rises to

385-562: Is the fixed episcopal see of the archbishop, but unlike many other fixed metropolitical sees, the incumbent is not officially known as Archbishop of Kampala , but bears the longer title Archbishop of Uganda and Bishop of Kampala . Source: Like many other Anglican churches, the Anglican Church of Uganda is a member of the ecumenical World Council of Churches . In October 2009, the Ugandan Church's leadership reacted to

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420-644: The Church Missionary Society (CMS) were the first European Anglican missionaries to Uganda when they arrived in June 1877. They, along with others who arrived later, were based in the court of the Kabaka of Buganda near present-day Kampala . Kabaka Mutesa I was known for his brutality and used the rivalries of the Anglicans , Roman Catholics and Muslims against each other to try to balance

455-554: The President of Uganda , was also in attendance. Namirembe Hill Namirembe is a hill in Kampala , Uganda 's capital and largest city. It is also a common name given to girls in several Baganda clans. Namirembe comes from the Luganda word "mirembe" meaning peace . Namirembe loosely translates into Full of Peace . Legend has it that this hill was a gathering place for celebrating peace or war victories. Namirembe

490-568: The priesthood since 1983. The first woman to serve as a Cathedral Provost was appointed and installed in 2019. In 2022, Archbishop Kaziimba announced his support for the ordination of women to the episcopate and confirmed that a woman may be ordained a bishop in the Church of Uganda. The Church of Uganda has been active in the Anglican realignment , both at the Global South and the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans . They are one of

525-644: The 1960s when the cathedral became the seat of the Diocese of Namirembe. At that time, the headquarters of the Church of Uganda moved to All Saints Church in Nakasero but later on moved back to Namirembe. The Anglican Faith is the religion most closely associated with the Buganda Monarchy since the end of the religious wars of the 1890s. The hill rises 1,260 metres (4,130 ft) above sea level. It

560-557: The 2014 census, 32% of Ugandans, or 10,941,268 people consider themselves affiliated with the church, down from 36.7% at the 2002 census. According to a peer-reviewed study in the Journal of Anglican Studies published in 2016 by the Cambridge University Press , the Church of Uganda has more than 8 million members, and approximately 795,000 active baptised members. Source: Shergold Smith and C. T. Wilson of

595-645: The 8th Archbishop of Uganda . The ceremony was attended by an estimated 3,000 people, including Robert Duncan , Archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America and John Sentamu , the Archbishop of York in the United Kingdom. Other attendees included Archbishops from Burundi , England, the Indian Ocean, Kenya , the Middle East, Nigeria , Rwanda , Scotland and Sudan . Yoweri Museveni ,

630-785: The African churches which broke communion with the Episcopal Church of the United States due to their acceptance of non-celibate homosexuality , and have agreed to provide pastoral oversight and support to new Anglican churches in North America in the ongoing Anglican realignment. However, as of 2021, the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas shares ministry partnerships with the Ugandan dioceses of Kampala, Bunyoro-Kitara, and Nebbi. In 2005, Archbishop Henry Orombi, then

665-701: The Buganda royal burial grounds known as the Kasubi Tombs. It is here that the last four kings of Buganda have been buried. The Bulange Complex includes Buganda's parliament building, known as the "Lukiiko", The complex is on Namirembe Hill, just across from Mengo Hill. The Mengo Palace on Mengo Hill is connected to the Bulange Complex by a straight road, about a mile long, called the "Kabaka Anjagala Road" ("The King Loves Me" in English). About halfway,

700-531: The Church of England continues in this contrary direction we must further separate ourselves from it and we are prepared to take the same actions as those prompted by the decisions of The Episcopal Church (USA) and the Anglican Church of Canada ten years ago.” The Church of Uganda was represented at GAFCON III , held in Jerusalem , on 17-22 June 2018, by a large 272 members delegation, including Archbishop Ntagali. In 2023, Bishops Kaziimba and Ntagali supported

735-524: The Church of England's decision to allow clergy in civil partnerships to become bishops. He said, "It is very discouraging to hear that the Church of England, which once brought the Gospel of Jesus Christ to Uganda, has taken such a significant step away from that very gospel that brought life, light, and hope to us." Archbishop Ntagali also reiterated his opposition to similar decisions made by other western Anglican provinces. “Sadly we must also declare that if

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770-684: The Primate, also criticised the Church of England's acceptance of clergy in same-sex civil partnerships. On 2 September 2007, the Ugandan church consecrated an American bishop, John Guernsey , from Virginia, to oversee many of the American parishes which it supports. The Church of Uganda declared itself in full communion with the Anglican Church in North America , a denomination formed by American and Canadian Anglicans opposed to their national churches' actions regarding homosexuality, on 23 June 2009. In 2013, Archbishop Stanley Ntagali disapproved of

805-477: The Province of Uganda and Ruanda-Urundi (later Province of Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi ); the new province was inaugurated by Geoffrey Fisher , Archbishop of Canterbury , on 16 April 1961 at Namirembe Cathedral . Leslie Brown , Bishop of Namirembe ( Bishop of Uganda until 1960), was elected in 1960) and installed (at the province's inauguration service) as first Primate, metropolitan, and archbishop. Brown

840-579: The Vatican's proposed creation of personal ordinariates for disaffected traditionalist Anglicans by saying that although he welcomed ecumenical dialogue and shared moral theology with the Catholic Church, the current GAFCON structures already meet the spiritual and pastoral needs of conservative Anglicans in Africa. The Church of Uganda has ordained women to the diaconate since 1973 and to

875-532: The general population of Uganda. The brutal and corrupt nature of the regime became evident soon and with the consecration of Janani Jakaliya Luwum as the new archbishop in 1974, the Anglican Church became more outspoken in opposition to the policies of Amin. This led to the 1977 execution of the Archbishop on Amin's orders. The overthrowing of Amin in 1979 saw the gradual resumption of normal life in Uganda although peace remained elusive in northern Uganda with

910-438: The influences of the powers that backed each group. His successor, Kabaka Mwanga II , took a more aggressive approach by expelling missionaries and insisting Christian converts abandon their faith on pain of torture or death. In 1885, three Anglican Ugandans were killed and the arriving Archbishop of the Province of Eastern Equatorial Africa, James Hannington , together with his party were arrested, detained and later executed at

945-484: The insurgency by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). In 1997, Winifred Ochola, the wife of the first Bishop of Kitgum was killed by a landmine. Bishop Ochola has however continued to be committed in working towards peace and reconciliation in northern Uganda In 1980, Rwanda and Burundi were elevated to a separate province. The Church of Uganda has played an active role in promoting AIDS awareness and prevention in Uganda. As

980-496: The long term viability of the Anglican church in Uganda. Alfred Robert Tucker was made the third bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa in 1890 and in 1899, the Diocese of Uganda was created and Tucker became the first Bishop of Uganda . In 1893 the first Ugandans were ordained and Buganda was established as a centre for evangelisation in the Great Lakes Area. One of the most celebrated indigenous Anglicans of that period

1015-523: The main Anglican place of worship in Buganda since Bishop Alfred Tucker established the offices of the Diocese of Eastern Equatorial Africa in 1890. Tragedy befell the first four church structures: The organ was built in 1931 by the Positive Organ Company (1922) Limited . In 1952, after twenty years of service the organ was in need of an overhaul and this work was entrusted to Alfred E. Davis of Northampton , England. The organ gave

1050-572: The missionaries which resulted in a church hierarchy that was primarily expatriate until the independence of Uganda decades later. The domination of the CMS, and its later offshoot BCMS , led to a low church tradition in the Church. Revivalism was also made a hallmark of the Church with the outbreak of the East African Revival that began in Rwanda in 1936. In the 1950s, the emergence of

1085-616: The orders of the Kabaka. Joseph Mukasa , a Roman Catholic priest and an official of the Bugandan court, rebuked the deed and was arrested and beheaded. This was the precursor to the large scale persecutions and killings from 1886 to 1887 of Anglicans and Roman Catholics. Those who were killed in that period are remembered as the Martyrs of Uganda . This incident brought about the interference of Imperial British East Africa Company who backed

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1120-649: The straight road is intersected by Lubaga Road. There is a roundabout for the use of ordinary travelers. However, there is a strait-way through the roundabout with a gate. That is for the exclusive use of the Kabaka when moving between the palace and the parliament building. Tradition forbids the king from going round the roundabout. He must travel straight when moving between the two locations. The following additional points of interest lie on or near Namirembe Hill: 00°18′54″N 32°33′34″E  /  0.31500°N 32.55944°E  / 0.31500; 32.55944 Church of Uganda The Church of Uganda ( C/U )

1155-565: Was decided to stagger the work of restoration. The first phase commenced after Easter 1999 when Peter and Ann Wells travelled to Uganda to install new manual keyboards and action to the manual soundboards. The full scheme was realized in 2006 and 2007 with the installation of the Great Mixture and Pedal Trombone. On 16 December 2012, the cathedral hosted the enthronement of the Most Reverend Stanley Ntagali , as

1190-622: Was eventually expanded into what is now today the Uganda Christian University . Likewise the CMS took a lead in public health with the establishment of the Mengo Hospital in 1897. Tucker proposed controversial measures to the Church constitution that would grant considerable power to the indigenous Anglicans in what was known as the Native Anglican Church. These radical proposals were opposed by

1225-467: Was succeeded in 1966 by the first Ugandan archbishop, Erica Sabiti . Relationships between the Anglicans and Roman Catholics that have been strained since the fighting of 1892 saw a new turn with the establishment of Uganda Joint Christian Council . This has included the small Orthodox Church of Uganda . In 1971, Idi Amin gained power in a coup d'état and was initially greeted with enthusiasm by

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