Asanasio Maraka

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The Right Reverend

Asanasio Maraka
Bishop of Soroti
ChurchChurch of Uganda
DioceseSoroti
In office1965–1976
PredecessorStephen Tomusange
SuccessorGeresom Ilukor
Orders
Consecration28 November 1965
Personal details
Born
Uganda
NationalityUgandan
DenominationAnglicanism
ProfessionAnglican bishop

Asanasio Maraka was an Anglican bishop [1] in Uganda. [2]

Maraka was ordained as a deacon in 1946 and as a priest in 1948. From 1946 to 1951, he served with the CMS, followed by service in the Anglican Diocese of Kumi from 1952 to 1960, and in Soroti from 1960 to 1963. He was Archdeacon of Teso from 1963 to 1965, after which he was consecrated as the Bishop of Soroti. [3]

References

  1. "Uganda election postponed: Filling Vacant Sees" . Church Times . No. 5359. 29 October 1965. p. 11. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 13 January 2020 via UK Press Online archives.
  2. New Vision
  3. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975/6 p623: London; OUP; 1976 ISBN   0-19-200008-X