Johnson Twinomujuni

Last updated

Johnson Twinomujuni [1] is an Anglican bishop in Uganda: [2] since 2017 he has served as the Bishop of West Ankole. [3]

Twinomujuni was born on. 11th August 1968 in Muko, Mbarara District. He was educated at the African Bible College in Malawi; the Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi, USA; and Uganda Christian University. He was ordained a deacon in December 1998, and a priest in December 1999. Twinomujuni has served the church in Kibingo Parish, Ankole Diocese, as Diocesan Missions Coordinator of Ankole Diocese, Chaplain Maryhill High school, Chaplain of St. Luke's Chapel Mbarara University of Science and Technology, and as part time lecturer of Christian Ethics, Old Testament, New Testament and Worldviews at Bishop Stuart University.

He also served as cofounder and Principal of Uganda Bible Institute in Mbarara, Uganda. He was consecrated and enthroned Bishop on 28 May 2017 at St. Peter's Cathedral, Bweranyangi, Bushenyi. [4]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Donald Coggan</span> Archbishop of Canterbury from 1974 to 1980

Frederick Donald Coggan, Baron Coggan, was the 101st Archbishop of Canterbury from 1974 to 1980. As Archbishop of Canterbury, he "revived morale within the Church of England, opened a dialogue with Rome and supported women's ordination". He had previously been successively the Bishop of Bradford and the Archbishop of York.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Church of Uganda</span> Member province of the Anglican Communion

The Church of Uganda (C/U) is a member province of the Anglican Communion. Currently, there are 37 dioceses that make up the Church of Uganda, each headed by a bishop.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mbarara</span> City in Uganda

Mbarara City is a city in the Western Region of Uganda and the second largest city in Uganda after Kampala. The city is divided into 6 boroughs of Kakoba Division, Kamukuzi Division, Nyamitanga Division, Biharwe Division, Kakiika Division, Nyakayojo Division. It is the main commercial centre of most of south western districts of Uganda and the site of the district headquarters. In May 2019, the Uganda's cabinet granted Mbarara a city status, which started on 1 July 2020.

The Anglican dioceses of Buganda are the Anglican presence in the Central Region, Uganda ; they are part of the Church of Uganda. The remaining dioceses of the Church are in the areas of Eastern Uganda, of Northern Uganda, of Ankole and Kigezi, and of Rwenzori.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mbarara High School</span> School in Mbarara, Mbarara District, Uganda

Mbarara High School (MHS), also known as Chaapa is a boys-only boarding middle and high school located in Ruharo Mbarara City in Mbarara District in Western Uganda.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jo Bailey Wells</span> Bishop, priest and academic

Joanne Caladine Bailey Wells is a British Anglican bishop, theologian, and academic. Since January 2023, she has served at the Anglican Communion Office in London as "Bishop for Episcopal Ministry". Previously, she was a lecturer in the Old Testament and biblical theology at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, and then associate professor of Bible and Ministry at Duke Divinity School, Duke University, North Carolina; From 2013 until 2016, she had served as Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury; she was then Bishop of Dorking, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Guildford, 2016–2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">A. C. Solomon Raj</span> Indian Bishop of Medak

A. C. Solomon Raj is the seventh successor of Frank Whittaker and eighth Bishop in Medak of the Protestant Church of South India Society and shepherds the Diocese from the Cathedra of the Bishop housed in the CSI-Medak Cathedral in Medak Town, Telangana, India. On 12 October 2016, the Church of South India Synod headquartered in Chennai, appointed Solomon Raj to assume the ecclesiastical Office of the Bishopric of Medak and was consecrated the next day on 13 October 2016 at the CSI-St. George's Cathedral, Chennai, ending four years of sede vacante in the Diocese of Medak which was without a bishop during the intervening period of 2012–2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Emma Boona</span> Ugandan teacher and politician

Emma Boona is a Ugandan teacher, public administrator and politician. She is the former woman representative for Mbarara District in the 8th & 9th parliaments and is a member of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), the ruling political party in Uganda.

Professor Emmanuel Karooro is a Ugandan educator, academic and academic administrator, who serves as the vice-chancellor at Ibanda University, a private co-educational institution of higher learning in the Western Region of Uganda.

The Anglican dioceses of Eastern Uganda are the Anglican presence in (roughly) the Eastern Region, Uganda; they are part of the Church of Uganda. The remaining dioceses of the Church are in the areas of Buganda, of Northern Uganda, of Ankole and Kigezi, and of Rwenzori.

The Anglican dioceses of Northern Uganda are the Anglican presence in (roughly) the Northern Region, Uganda; they are part of the Church of Uganda. The remaining dioceses of the Church are in the areas of Buganda, of Eastern Uganda, of Ankole and Kigezi, and of Rwenzori.

The Anglican dioceses of Ankole and Kigezi are the Anglican presence in (roughly) the ancient Ankole kingdom and the old Kigezi District; they are part of the Church of Uganda. The remaining dioceses of the church are in the areas of Buganda, of Eastern Uganda, of Northern Uganda, and of Rwenzori.

The Anglican dioceses of Rwenzori are the Anglican presence in (roughly) the areas near the Rwenzori mountains; they are part of the Church of Uganda. The remaining dioceses of the Church are in the areas of Buganda, of Eastern Uganda, of Northern Uganda, and of Ankole and Kigezi.

Fred Sheldon Mwesigwa. is an Anglican bishop in Uganda: he is the current Bishop of Ankole. He also serves as the current chancellor of Bishop Stuart University based in Mbarara city.

Yoramu Bamunoba was the inaugural Bishop of West Ankole, serving from 1977 to 2007.

Nathan Ahimbisibwe is an Anglican bishop in Uganda: he has been Bishop of South Ankole since 2012.

Stephen Namanya is an Anglican bishop in Uganda: he has been Bishop of North Ankole since 2015.

Amos Magezi is an Anglican bishop in Uganda: he has been the Bishop of Northwest Ankole since 2017.

Ruharo Mission Hospital is a community hospital in Uganda. It is affiliated with the Anglican Church of Uganda.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Julia Kibubura</span> First woman to become a gombola chief in Western Uganda

Julia Kibubura was the first woman to take up a political leadership position as Gombolola (County) chief in Western Uganda. The locals addressed her as Omwami which is translated as Sir in English. She was appointed as a Gombolola chief by Harry St. George Galt who was a sub commissioner in charge of the western region in 1905. In honor of her memory, Kibubura Girls' Secondary school was named after her because she was an advocate for mass education, especially for girls. She was a former diviner of the King of Ankole.

References

  1. PML Daily
  2. MK News Link
  3. New Vision
  4. "Church of Uganda". Archived from the original on 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2020-03-08.