Timothy Wambunya Explained

Timothy Wambunya was the Anglican Bishop of Butere in Kenya^[1] until September 2020, when he resigned and left Kenya after recovering from COVID-19.^[2]

Wambunya was consecrated as the third Bishop of Butere on 6 October 2013,^[3] succeeding Horace Etemesi (1993 - 2003) and Michael Joshua Sande (2003 - 2013).^[4]

He has been vicar of St Paul's Church in Slough since September 2020.^[5]

Aged 19, Wambunya left Kenya for the United Kingdom and spent seven years in the navy before training for the priesthood. He was a parish priest in Islington, before returning to Kenya as a mission partner.

Wambunya gained a BA in theology from Middlesex University in 1996, followed by a master's in Philosophy from Oxford University and a PhD in Paremiology from Wales University.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Office. Anglican Communion. Anglican Communion: Position. 2021-05-24. Anglican Communion Website. en.
2. Web site: Butere ACK Bishop Wambunya quits five months after Covid-19 attack. 2021-05-24. The Star. en-KE.
3. Web site: The Rt Revd Timothy Wambunya on World Anglican Clerical Directory. 2021-05-24. World Anglican Clerical Directory. en.
4. Web site: Butere - ACK. 2021-05-24. www.ackenya.org.
5. Web site: 'Life and death' struggle against Coronavirus by Slough's new vicar. 2021-05-24. Slough Observer. en.
6. Web site: Amalemba. Robert. My hustle was selling UK suits to Kenyans - ACK Butere Diocese, BishopTimothy Wambunya. 2021-05-24. Standard Entertainment and Lifestyle. en.