Erasmus Desiderius Wandera Explained

Type:Bishop
Erasmus Desiderius Wandera
Bishop Emeritus of Soroti
Archdiocese:Tororo
See:Roman Catholic Diocese of Soroti
Appointed:29 March 1981
Term End:27 June 2007
Predecessor:Post created
Successor:Emmanuel Obbo
Ordination:27 December 1956
Consecration:29 March 1981
Consecrated By:Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga
Birth Name:Erasmus Desiderius Wandera
Birth Date:16 April 1930
Birth Place:Dabani, Busia District, Protectorate of Uganda
Death Place:Mbale, Uganda
Honorific Prefix:His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Erasmus Desiderius Wandera (16 April 1930 – 8 December 2022) was a Ugandan Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Soroti from 29 March 1981 until 27 June 2007.[1]

Wandera died on 8 December 2022 at the age of 92.[2]

Background and priesthood

Wandera was born on 16 April 1930 in Dabani, in present-day Busia District, in the Eastern Region of Uganda. On 27 December 1956, he was ordained a priest. He served as a priest until 29 November 1980.[1]

As bishop

Wandera was appointed Bishop of Soroti on 29 November 1980 and was consecrated a bishop on 29 March 1981, by Cardinal Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga, Archbishop of Kampala, assisted by Bishop James Odongo, Bishop of Tororo, and Archbishop Henri Lemaître†, Titular Archbishop of Tongres.[1] Wandera served as bishop until 2007.[3] On 27 Jun 2007, Bishop Erasmus Desiderius Wandera retired.[1] He passed on the feast of the Immaculate Conception on 8 December 2022.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bishop Erasmus Desiderius Wandera: Bishop Emeritus of Soroti, Uganda . 23 Jul 2018 . . 28 July 2019 . David M. Cheney . Kansas City.
  2. News: Bishop Erasmus Desiderius Wandera of Soroti Catholic Diocese has passed on . 8 December 2022 . 8 December 2022 . Kalisho . Nashaba Victor . Kampala . 8 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221208233604/https://kalisho.info/bishop-erasmus-desiderius-wandera-of-soroti-catholic-diocese-has-passed-on/ . dead .
  3. Web site: Soroti Bishop Warns Leaders . . 7 May 2006 . 28 July 2019 . Vision Reporter . Kampala.
  4. Web site: 2022-12-08 . Bishop Erasmus Desiderius Wandera of Soroti Catholic Diocese has passed on . 2022-12-08 . Kalisho . en-US . 8 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221208233604/https://kalisho.info/bishop-erasmus-desiderius-wandera-of-soroti-catholic-diocese-has-passed-on/ . dead .