On Sunday March 1st, the Most Rev'd Stephen Kaziimba was enthroned as the 9th Archbishop of the Church of Uganda at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Namirembe.

More than 3,000 people attended the ceremony, including His Excellency the President, political leaders, the Nnabagereka and Katikkiro of Buganda and other cultural leaders, business leaders, and all the Bishops of the Church of Uganda.

Gafcon Primates from Brazil, Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan and North America. Archbishop Laurent Mbanda brought his greetings from Rwanda, Archbishop Miguel Uchoa brought greetings from the Americas and Bishop Malcolm Richards spoke on behalf of Gafcon Deputy General Secretary and Archbishop of Sydney Glenn Davies. Gafcon Chairman Archbishop Foley Beach preached from John 20.19-31 noting that the first thing the risen Lord Jesus did was to commission his disciples by saying, “As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.” He thanked the Church of Uganda for standing tall for the Gospel and for coming to the Anglican Church of America's rescue, "you took us in when we were spiritual and church orphans." He thanked the Church of Uganda for their nuture, shepherding and for calling for the ACNA to be born.

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