His Excellency Albert Edward Baharagate Akiiki | |
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Bishop Emeritus of Hoima | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara |
See | Roman Catholic Diocese of Hoima |
Appointed | 7 July 1969 |
Term ended | 9 March 1991 |
Predecessor | Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire |
Successor | Deogratias Muganwa Byabazaire |
Orders | |
Ordination | 7 December 1958 |
Consecration | 1 August 1969 by Pope Paul VI |
Rank | Bishop |
Personal details | |
Born | Albert Edward Baharagate Akiiki 25 February 1930 Nyamigisa village,
Masindi District,
Protectorate of Uganda |
Died | 5 April 2023 Kampala, Uganda | (aged 93)
Albert Edward Baharagate Akiiki (25 February 1930 – 5 April 2023) was a Ugandan Roman Catholic priest who served as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hoima. He was appointed bishop of Hoima on 7 July 1969 and he resigned on 9 March 1991.
Baharagate was born on 25 February 1930, in Nyamigisa village, in present-day Masindi District, in Bunyoro sub-region, in the Western Region of Uganda. He was ordained a priest on 7 December 1958. [1] [2]
He was appointed Bishop of Hoima on 7 July 1969 and was consecrated a bishop at Hoima on 1 August 1969 by Pope Paul VI†, assisted by Archbishop Sergio Pignedoli†, Titular Archbishop of Iconium and Archbishop Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga†, Archbishop of Archdiocese of Kampala. [1] [2]
On 9 March 1991, Baharagate resigned as Bishop of Hoima. In his later life, he lived as Bishop Emeritus of Hoima. [1] [2]
Baharagate Akiiki died at Nsambya hospital in Kampala, on 5 April 2023, at the age of 93. [1]