The Church of Uganda’s House of Bishops sitting at St. St Stephen’s Cathedral Naluwerere in East Busoga Diocese has elected Ven. Canon Moses Banja as the next Bishop of Namirembe Diocese.
Ven Canon Banja who will be consecrated and enthroned on December, 10, 2023 at St Paul’s Cathedral, Namirembe will be the sixth bishop for Namirembe Diocese to replace Rt Rev Wilberforce Kityo Luwalira whose term ends next month after clocking the mandatory age of 64.
Luwalira has served for 14 years.
Biography
Ven Canon Moses Banja was born on October, 20, 1964 in Nakabugo Bbira, Busiro and was ordained in 1996 and priested in 1998.
He is married to Rev. Canon. Prof. Olivia Nassaka Banja and are blessed them with three children.
Ven Canon Moses Banja holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Divinity from Makerere University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Education from Makerere University.
He is currently the Archdeacon of Luzira Archdeaconry in Namirembe Diocese.
His election as the sixth Bishop of Namirembe Diocese comes after an impasse that saw the process of getting the new bishop halted to allow for investigations by the nomination committee after allegations that there were flaws in the nomination of Ven Canon Banja and Rev Abraham Muyinda, the Vicar of Namirembe Cathedral who had emerged as the best candidates from the list of 13.
