Rev. Canon Jacob Ateirweho was elected to the position by the House of Bishops on April 17, 2024. Born on August 24, 1968, in Hoima Hospital, Ateirweho accepted Jesus Christ as his savior on April 5, 1991, and was ordained Deacon on February 5, 2006.
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The newly Conscrated Bishop praying for Christians.Photo by Emmanuel Okello.
On Sunday, hundreds of Christians gathered at St. Peter's Cathedral Duhaga in Hoima City for the consecration of Rev. Canon Jacob Ateirweho as the 6th Bishop of Bunyoro Kitara Diocese. The ceremony was led by His Grace Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu, the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda.
Rev. Canon Jacob Ateirweho was elected to the position by the House of Bishops on April 17, 2024. Born on August 24, 1968, in Hoima Hospital, Ateirweho accepted Jesus Christ as his savior on April 5, 1991, and was ordained Deacon on February 5, 2006. He succeeds Bishop Samuel Kahuma, who has retired upon reaching the mandatory age of 65 years.
The consecration ceremony was documented by Uganda Radio Network (URN) in pictorial form.
