Albert Edward Baharagate Akiiki Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific Prefix:His Excellency
Albert Edward Baharagate Akiiki
Bishop Emeritus of Hoima
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara
See:Roman Catholic Diocese of Hoima
Appointed:7 July 1969
Term End:9 March 1991
Predecessor:Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire
Successor:Deogratias Muganwa Byabazaire
Ordination:7 December 1958
Consecration:1 August 1969
Consecrated By:Pope Paul VI
Rank:Bishop
Birth Name:Albert Edward Baharagate Akiiki
Birth Date:25 February 1930
Birth Place:Nyamigisa village, Masindi District, Protectorate of Uganda
Death Place:Kampala, Uganda

Albert Edward Baharagate Akiiki (25 February 1930 – 5 April 2023) was a Ugandan Roman Catholic priest who served as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hoima. He was appointed bishop of Hoima on 7 July 1969 and he resigned on 9 March 1991.

Background and priesthood

Baharagate was born on 25 February 1930, in Nyamigisa village, in present-day Masindi District, in Bunyoro sub-region, in the Western Region of Uganda. He was ordained a priest on 7 December 1958.[1]

As bishop

He was appointed Bishop of Hoima on 7 July 1969 and was consecrated a bishop at Hoima on 1 August 1969 by Pope Paul VI†, assisted by Archbishop Sergio Pignedoli†, Titular Archbishop of Iconium and Archbishop Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga†, Archbishop of Archdiocese of Kampala.[1]

On 9 March 1991, Baharagate resigned as Bishop of Hoima. In his later life, he lived as Bishop Emeritus of Hoima.[1]

Death

Baharagate Akiiki died at Nsambya hospital in Kampala, on 5 April 2023, at the age of 93.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Most Reverend Albert Edward Dr. Baharagate . . 2018 . 25 July 2019 . Catholic Diocese of Hoima . Hoima.
  2. Web site: . 7 March 2019 . Bishop Albert Edward Baharagate . 25 July 2019 . David M. Cheney . Kansas City.