Emmanuel Wamala

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Emmanuel Wamala
Cardinal
Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala
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ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseKampala
SeeKampala
Appointed8 February 1990
Retired19 August 2006
Predecessor Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga
Successor Cyprian Kizito Lwanga
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Ugo (1994-)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination21 December 1957
by  Pietro Sigismondi
Consecration22 November 1981
by Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga
Created cardinal26 November 1994
by Pope John Paul II
Rank Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Emmanuel Wamala

(1926-12-15) 15 December 1926 (age 98)
Kamaggwa, Diocese of Masaka, Uganda
Residence Nsambya, Uganda
Alma mater Pontifical Urban University
Pontifical Gregorian University
MottoIn te Domine speravi
Coat of arms Coat of arms of Emmanuel Wamala.svg

Emmanuel Wamala (born 15 December 1926) is a Ugandan Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Kampala from 1990 to 2006. He was made a cardinal in 1994. [1]

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Background and education

Wamala was born on 15 December 1926 in Kamaggwa Village, Lwaggulwe Parish, in Masaka District, Uganda. He attended elementary school in Kalisizo for four years, before he entered Bukalasa Minor Seminary in 1942. After seven years in Bukalasa, he attended the National Major Seminary of Katigondo from 1949 to 1955. He obtained a Bachelor of Theology. In September 1956, he was sent to Rome for further study at the Pontifical Urban University, where he obtained a Licentiate in Theology. From 1962 to 1964 he took a course in pedagogy at Makerere University, graduating with a diploma in the subject. Later, he took further educational courses in the United States. [1] [2]

Priesthood

Wamala was ordained a deacon on 15 August 1957 in Rome. He was ordained priest, on 21 December 1957, in the chapel of the Pontifical Collegio Urbaniano, Rome, by Archbishop Pietro Sigismondi, Titular Archbishop of Neapolis in Pisidia. In the same ceremony Stephen Fumio Hamao, future cardinal, was also ordained priest. [1] [2] Also ordained priest at the same time, in the same place was Paul Lokiru Kalanda, Bishop Emeritus of Fort Portal, Uganda. [3]

He returned to Uganda in 1960 an was appointed to various roles including: [2]

Bishop

On 17 July 1981 Pope John Paul II appointed him bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kiyinda-Mityana. He was consecrated and installed as Bishop of Kiyinda-Mityana at Saint Noa Mawaggali Church, Mityana, Diocese of Kiyinda-Mityana. The ceremony was held on 22 November 1981. The Principal Consecrator was Cardinal Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga, Archbishop of Kampala assisted by Bishop Adrian Kivumbi Ddungu, Bishop of Masaka and Bishop Josef Stimpfle, Bishop of Augsburg. [1] [2]

On 21 June 1988 Pope John Paul II appointed him Coadjutor Archbishop of Kampala. On 8 February 1990, Bishop Wamala succeeded as Archbishop of Kampala, following the retirement of Cardinal Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga on the same day. [1] [2]

Cardinal

Styles of
Emmanuel Wamala
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Reference style His Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal style Cardinal
See Kampala (Emeritus)

On 26 November 1994 Pope John Paul II created him Cardinal. He was simultaneously appointed Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Ugo. He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 Papal Conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI, but has lost the right to participate in any future conclave as a result of passing his eightieth birthday. He was succeeded in Kampala by Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga. [1] [2]

On 9 October 2021 Wamala attended the burial in Uganda of Monsignor Henry Kyabukasa, his 92 year old younger brother. Kyabukasa was a former prelate of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Masaka and died at Villa Maria Hospital in Kalungu District on 6 October 2021. He was buried at Bukalasa Minor Seminary in Kalungu District. [4]

Cardinal Wamala is a Patron of the African Prisons Project, an international non-governmental organisation with a mission to bring dignity and hope to men women and children in African prisons through health, education, justice and reintegration. Archbishop Emmanuel Wamala was the President of the Episcopal Conference of Uganda from 1986 until 1994. He was also the President of the Uganda Joint Christian Council. Archbishop Wamala became the first Rector of the Uganda Martyrs University, officially opened on 18 October 1993. [2]

He retired as Archbishop of Kampala, on 19 August 2006 and lives on as Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 David M. Cheney (17 August 2024). "MicroData Summary for Emmanuel Cardinal Wamala (born 15 December 1926), Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . Kansas City. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 HSPO (December 2024). "Biography of Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala, Uganda". Holy See Press Office (HSPO). Vatican City. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  3. Mathias Mazinga (27 January 2008). "Wamala's Fifty Years In The Cassock". New Vision . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  4. Mathias Mazinga (8 October 2021). "Msgr Kyabukasa To Be Buried At Bukalasa On Saturday". New Vision . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
Catholic Church titles
Diocese created Bishop of Kiyinda–Mityana
17 July 1981 – 21 June 1988
Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop of Kampala
8 February 1990 – 19 August 2006
Succeeded by
Titular church created Cardinal Priest of San Ugo
26 November 1994 –
Incumbent