Stephen Kaziimba
Archbishop of the Church of Uganda
Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu (Stephen Kaziimba; also spelled Kazimba; born 15 August 1962) is a Ugandan Anglican bishop. On 28 August 2019, he was elected to serve as the ninth Archbishop of Uganda and Bishop of Kampala, effective 1 March 2020. In his capacity as Archbishop of Uganda, he is the head of the Church of Uganda. Prior to his new position, he served as the Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Mityana, from 2009 until 2020.
Early life and education
Mugalu was born on 15 August 1962, to Jessica Nanyonjo and Besweri Kaddu, at Gulama-Najja Village, Kyaggwe County, in present-day Buikwe District.
He attended Gakuweebwa Munno Nursery School and then Lusaka Primary School, in Katwe, a neighborhood in Kampala, Uganda's capital city. He was baptised by Canon Y. Baddokwaya, on 22 April 1973, at St. Luke's Church Kibuye. He was confirmed by Bishop Misaeri Kawuma, on 22 September 1979, at Namataba, Kyaggwe County, in present-day Mukono District.
He received a Master of Theology degree in 2003 and a Doctor of Ministry degree in 2007, both from Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan.
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