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Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Orombi leaves big shoes to fill


News of the early retirement of Church of Uganda Archbishop Henry Luke Orombi has taken many people by surprise. While presiding over the consecration of Rt Rev.Nathan Ahimbisibwe as the first bishop of the newly created South Ankole diocese, Orombi revealed that he would be stepping down as archbishop this year, one year before his official retirement.

Orombi, who later told journalists that he is retiring to make his “own programme and go where [I] want”, replaced Livingstone Mpalanyi Nkoyoyo as Archbishop Church of Uganda on January 25, 2004. He was expected to serve a 10-year non-renewable term at the helm of Church of Uganda, but he opted to bring forward his retirement. Keep reading.

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