Kampala gets new bishop, Bagamuhunda takes Kigezi

By Vision Reporter

The Rev. Canon George Bagamuhunda has been elected the 5^th Bishop of the Diocese of Kigezi by the House of Bishops of the Church of Uganda.

The House of Bishops also approved Rev. Canon Hannington Mutebi as the Assistant Bishop of Kampala Diocese.

He will be consecrated on 10th November 2013 at All Saint’s Cathedral, Kampala.

Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Stanley Ntagali, made the announcement at the conclusion of the House of Bishops meeting at Lweza on August, 2013. Bagamuhunda consecration will be on 19th January 2014 at St. Peter’s Cathedral, Rugarama, Kabale.

Because the Archbishop divides his time between provincial responsibilities as Archbishop and diocesan responsibilities as Bishop of Kampala Diocese, Kampala Diocese has traditionally also had an Assistant Bishop to assist the Archbishop in his diocesan responsibilities.  No other Diocese in the Church of Uganda has an Assistant Bishop.

The position of Assistant Bishop in Kampala Diocese fell vacant in June 2012 when Bishop Zac Niringiye retired. After Archbishop Ntagali’s enthronement in December 2012, he decided to take the first seven months of his tenure as Archbishop to pray about who God was calling to this ministry and to listen carefully to the people and leadership of Kampala Diocese.

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Rev. Canon George Bagamuhunda and wife

Rev. Canon Hannington Mutebi is married to Milly Mutebi and they have three children. He was born February 1, 1960 and was saved when he was 21 years old on March 5, 1981. He is currently serving as the Provost of All Saints’ Cathedral, Kampala.

Canon Bagamuhunda was born on November 19, 1958 at Nangara, Nyamweru Sub-county, Kabale District.  He accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Saviour in February 1980, and was ordained in the Diocese of Kigezi in December 1983.

Since 2010 he has served as the Provincial Secretary of the Church of Uganda. Prior to that, he served as the Coordinator of the Provincial Planning, Development and Rehabilitation (PDR) Department. From 1992 to 2007 he served as the Director of the Kigezi Diocese Water Department.  Under his leadership, the Kigezi Diocese Water Department received a number of distinctions and awards. He has also served as a Chaplain at schools and a tutor at Bishop Barham Divinity School in Kabale.