Egidio Nkaijanabwo


Egidio Nkaijanabwo, is a Ugandan Roman Catholic priest who served as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kasese, from 6 March 1989 until 15 April 2014.

Background and priesthood

Nkaijanabwo was born on 29 August 1935 in Rugazi, in present-day Rubirizi District, in the Western Region of Uganda. He was ordained a priest on 28 May 1961, at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, in Liverpool, United Kingdom. He served as priest until 6 March 1989.

As bishop

He was appointed Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Kasese on 6 March 1989 and was consecrated a bishop at Kasese on 17 June 1989 by Cardinal Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala, assisted by Bishop Serapio Bwemi Magambo†, Bishop of Fort Portal and Bishop John Baptist Kakubi†, Bishop of Mbarara.
On 15 April 2014, Bishop Nkaijanabwo retired as bishop and lives on as Bishop Emeritus of Kasese, Uganda.

Succession table at Tororo