Silvanus Wani Explained
Silvanus Goi Wani (1915–1998) was an Anglican archbishop who served in Uganda.[1]
Wani was ordained in 1944.[2] He served in the Upper Nile region from 1942 to 1961, including two years as a Chaplain to the King’s African Rifles during World War Two.[3]
He was diocesan secretary of Northern Uganda from 1961 to 1964. He was consecrated as an assistant bishop of Northern Uganda in 1964.[4] He was translated to Madi and West Nile in 1969. He became archbishop in 1977, serving until 1983.[5]
Wani died in 1998.[6]
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Notes and References
- https://allafrica.com/stories/199802060068.html All Africa
- https://episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/ENS/ENSpress_release.pl?pr_number=77103 Episcopal Archives website, New Archbishop Elected in Uganda, article dated March 24, 1977
- https://observer.ug/lifestyle/61806-high-stakes-as-bishop-kaziimba-is-elected-new-archbishop Observer website, High stakes as Bishop Kaziimba is elected new archbishop, article by David Lumu dated August 28, 2019
- [The Living Church]
- https://www.gafcon.org/news/the-9th-archbishop-of-the-church-of-uganda-elected Global Anglican website, The 9th Archbishop of the Church of Uganda Elected, article by The Rt. Rev. Edison Irigei
- https://www.independent.co.ug/kaziimba-unveils-house-project-for-archbishop-wanis-family/ Independent Uganda website, Kaziimba unveils house project for archbishop Wani’s family, article dated May 3, 2021
