Samuel Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu is a Ugandan Anglican bishop.
18 Facts About Stephen Kaziimba
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Stephen Kaziimba attended Gakuweebwa Munno Nursery School and then Lusaka Primary School, in Katwe, a neighborhood in Kampala, Uganda's capital city.
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Stephen Kaziimba was baptised by Canon Y Baddokwaya, on 22 April 1973, at St Luke's Church Kibuye.
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Stephen Kaziimba was confirmed by Bishop Misaeri Kawuma, on 22 September 1979, at Namataba, Kyaggwe County, in present-day Mukono District.
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Stephen Kaziimba received a Master of Theology degree in 2003 and a Doctor of Ministry degree in 2007, both from Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan.
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Stephen Kaziimba served as Assistant Vicar at Nakibizzi Parish, Buikwe District, from 1990 to 1994.
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Stephen Kaziimba then served as parish priest at Katente Parish from 1997 to 2000.
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Stephen Kaziimba was confirmed as the Provost of St Philip and Andrew's Cathedral Mukono, in 2004.
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Stephen Kaziimba was consecrated as a bishop and was installed as 4th Bishop of Mityana Diocese, on 26 October 2008 replacing Bishop Dr Dunstan Kopriano Bukenya.
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Stephen Kaziimba was elected to be the next Archbishop of Uganda by a secret ballot, with more than a two thirds majority of the bishops of the Church of Uganda on 28 August 2019.
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Stephen Kaziimba was installed as Archbishop on 1 March 2020 at St Paul's Cathedral at Namirembe.
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Stephen Kaziimba replaced Bishop Stanley Ntagali, who retired, having attained the retirement age of 65 years.
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In 2023, Stephen Kaziimba expressed support for the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Act, which introduces the death penalty for certain convictions of homosexuals.
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Stephen Kaziimba disputed criticism of his stance by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, noting that laws criminalising homosexual acts had first been introduced to Uganda by the British in colonial times.
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Stephen Kaziimba has stated that he does not support the use of capital punishment.
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In July, 2023, Stephen Kaziimba met with and offered support for the positions of the Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, and both reiterated their support for criminalising homosexuality.
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On 20 March 2020, Archbishop Stephen Kaziimba was installed as the 4th Chancellor of Uganda Christian University, a private Christian university affiliated with the Church of Uganda.
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Stephen Kaziimba is married to Margaret Naggayi Bulya and together are the parents of four sons.