Baker Ochola

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MacLeod Baker Ochola (b. 1936; [1] also Macleod or Macleord) is an Anglican bishop [2] in Uganda: [3] he was the inaugural Bishop of Kitgum, serving from 1995 until 2002.

Ochola was educated at Uganda Christian University and ordained deacon in 1969, and priest in 1972. He has served in the Dioceses of Northern Uganda and Boga-Zaire.

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References

  1. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1980–82 p754 London: OUP Press, 1983 ISBN   0-19-200010-1
  2. Nzwili, Fredrick (February 15, 2017). "Macleod Baker Ochola II, 84, a Retired Anglican Bishop in Northern Uganda, Is Agitating for Restorative Justice in a Region Where the Wounds of a Brutal War Unleashed by the Lord's Resistance Army Persist". The Christian Century. Archived from the original on 2020-03-28. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  3. Conciliation Resources