THE DIOCESE OF NAMIREMBE "Preaching Christ, Transforming Lives, Glorifying God.
					UGANDA Winston Churchill called it "the pearl of Africa". The British admired the political organisation of the local leaders. Idi  Amin wanted to rule it for life. Uganda is one of the tiniest, yet most widely known African countries. In it is the source of world's longest river - the Nile.
		Aware that Egypt is predominantly a desert region,  with water very scarse - Ugandans carry great pride in somehow having provided water (from the Nile) to the holy family during their  exile in Egypt. Uganda shares (with Kenya and Tanzania) the largest chunk of the world's third largest fresh water lake - Victoria. Actually, the search for the source of the river Nile, was the major magnetic pull that constantly drew  western explorers to this part of the African continent. When AIDS first came to Africa, Uganda ranked among African countries with the highest rate of infection. Today it is sampled among very few African countries with the most successful stories regarding AIDS awareness and prevention AIDS awareness and prevention programs - in fact today, Uganda has the lowest infection rate as compared to other African countries. Uganda is un-apologetically a Christian country and Ugandans carry great  pride in sharing their faith with strangers. With 75% of the population being openly confessing Christians, Uganda is ranked among countries with the largest ratio of openly confessing Christians to the entire country's population. At the same time Uganda is ranked among the top ten African countries whose post independence political leadership has been the most corrupt. Uganda is among the top five African countries with the highest number of post-independence coup de tats. Despite such a paradox, the situation is not that grim in the vineyard. Indeed, with a well known history of martyrs, the blood of the martyrs has been the seed for the church in Uganda. Today, the Church in Uganda enjoys one of the fastest growth rates in the world. NAMIREMBE Being the oldest and most centrally located Diocese in Uganda, Namirembe plays an outstanding role in gauging the life and spirit of the whole church in general as far as Uganda is concerned.Namirembe is the oldest, among the 29 Diocese of the Anglican Church of the Province of Uganda.  Namirembe Diocese is the oldest, among the 29 Dioceses of the Anglican Church of the Province of Uganda. Founded in 1897, Namirembe has seen a succession of Bishops ranging from expatriate missionary bishops of the late 1800s and early 1900s, to indigenous Baganda leaders who have shepherded the Diocese, through both blissful and  turbulent years of Uganda's political history. Code named "mother diocese", Namirembe celebrated 100 years of existence in 1997. Mission work began in Uganda in the 1870s at the request of the then reigning King, Mutesa I. The proximity of this Diocese to Kampala, the capital city of Uganda, makes it a volatile pot for all sorts of social, political and economic upheavals that have characterized Uganda's history. Namirembe, the hill, has been the cradle for Christianity in Uganda, and beyond. From its inception, the Protestant missionaries established a mission headquarter at Namirembe where they have remained to this day. Today, Namirembe Hill hosts both the headquarters of Namirembe Diocese and the offices of the Church of the Province of Uganda. The Cathedral at Namirembe is recognized both ways: as the Diocesan Cathedral for Namirembe and Provincial Cathedral for the Church of the Province of Uganda. In Africa, Uganda ranks among the top ten, predominantly Christian nations - with 75% of the population openly professing the Christian faith. Uganda has witnessed the growth and spread of Christianity - from being a persecuted religious faith hence leading to martyrdom in the early years, to being the majority religion in the country, making Uganda one of the few openly Christian countries in the world.  The blood of the martyrs being the seed of the church, the death of the first Christian converts precipitated the rapid growth of Christianity and the converts have been instrumental in sharing the Christian faith, beyond the Ugandan borders into the neighboring countries like Kenya, Congo, Rwanda and the Sudan. Geographically, Namirembe Diocese, which at one time covered the whole of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Boga Zaire, and was then known as the Diocese of Uganda, has been consistently subdivided to create more than 35 other dioceses.
		____________________________________________________________________ "... Enjiri tenkwasa nsonyi, kubanga ge maanyi ga Katonda olw'Okulokoka eri buli akkiriza ..." (Baruumi 1:16) "not ashamed of the gospel of Christ,... the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes" (Romans 1:16)
	Last Update on July 21, 2006