Akisoferi Wesonga

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Akisoferi Wesonga was an Anglican bishop in Uganda [1] [2]

Wesonga was educated at Buwalasi Theological College. He was ordained deacon in 1954 and priest in 1956. He served in the Upper Nile Diocese until 1961 and in Mbale from then on. He was dean of Mbale from 1963 to 1969 after which time he was the provincial secretary of the Province of Uganda. He became bishop of Mbale in 1980. [3] He served as bishop until 1991.

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References

  1. ↑ Church of Uganda
  2. ↑ "Briefly" . Church Times . No. 6719. 22 November 1991. p. 5. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 26 February 2020– via UK Press Online archives.
  3. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975/6 p1080 London; OUP; 1975 ISBN   0-19-200008-X
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