Henry Ssentongo Explained

Type:Bishop
Henry Apaloryamam Ssentongo
Bishop Emeritus of Moroto
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tororo
See:Roman Catholic Diocese of Moroto
Appointed:30 March 1992
Term End:20 February 2014
Predecessor:Paul Lokiru Kalanda
Successor:Damiano Giulio Guzzetti
Ordination:21 December 1963
Consecration:18 March 1989
Consecrated By:Adrian Kivumbi Ddungu
Rank:Bishop
Birth Name:Henry Apaloryamam Ssentongo
Birth Place:Villa Maria, Kalungu District, Uganda Protectorate
Death Place:Nsambya Hospital, Kampala, Uganda

Henry Apaloryamam Ssentongo (30 November 1936 – 11 December 2019) was a Ugandan Roman Catholic priest who served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Moroto, from 30 March 1992 until 20 February 2014.[1]

Background and priesthood

Ssentongo was born on 30 November 1936 in Villa Maria, in present-day Kalungu District, in the Buganda Region of Uganda.[1] He attended Kalungu Primary School and then Villa Maria Primary School, before joining Bukalasa Seminary. Ssentongo then joined Katigondo Major Seminary for one and half years before he was offered a scholarship to Urbana University in Rome, Italy in 1957.

On 21 December 1963, he was ordained a priest by Cardinal Grégoire-Pierre XV (François) Agagianian†, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all’Isola. He served as priest in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Masaka until 15 December 1988.[1]

As bishop

Ssentongo was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Masaka and Titular Bishop of Pupiana on 15 December 1988. He was consecrated a bishop on 18 March 1989, by Bishop Adrian Kivumbi Ddungu†, Bishop of Masaka assisted by Archbishop Emmanuel Wamala, Coadjutor Archbishop of Kampala and Bishop Paul Lokiru Kalanda†, Bishop of Moroto. Ssentongo served in that capacity until 30 March 1992.[1]

On 30 March 1992 Bishop Henry Apaloryamam Ssentongo was appointed Bishop of Moroto, serving there until his retirement of 20 February 2014.[1] He spent his retirement as Bishop Emeritus of Moroto, at Bikira Parish, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Masaka.[2]

Other responsibilities

Bishop Ssentongo was a member of the board of trustees of Uganda Joint Medical Store, in Nsambya, Kampala, and was member of the board of directors of Pax Insurance Limited, also in Kampala.[2]

Illness and death

On the night of 11 December 2019, Bishop Emeritus Henry Apaloryamam Ssentongo died at Nsambya Hospital, where he had been admitted earlier.[3] [4] He was buried at Bukalasa Minor Seminary Cemetery, in Kalungu District, at 2 pm on Monday, 16 December 2019. He was 83 years old.[5] [6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bishop Henry Apaloryamam Ssentongo: Bishop Emeritus of Moroto, Uganda . 4 July 2019 . . 4 August 2019 . David M. Cheney . Kansas City.
  2. Web site: 3 April 2017 . Bishop Ssentongo Active In Retirement . . 10 August 2019 . Michael J. Ssali . Kampala.
  3. Web site: 12 December 2019 . Bishop Emeritus Henry Ssentongo Dies . 16 December 2019 . . . Kampala.
  4. Web site: 12 December 2019 . Retired Moroto Catholic Bishop Ssentongo Dies . PML Daily . 16 December 2019 . George Okello . Kampala.
  5. Web site: Bishop Ssentongo Lived A Simple Life . . 16 December 2019 . 14 December 2019 . Michael Ssali . Kampala.
  6. Web site: 16 December 2019 . Humility, Simplicity Defined Fallen Bishop Henry Ssentongo – Mourners . 16 December 2019 . . Ezekiel Ssekweyama . Kampala.