| 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]
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]
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]