Livingstone Mpalanyi Nkoyoyo

Livingstone Mpalanyi Nkoyoyo (4 October 1938[1] – 5 January 2018) was a Ugandan Anglican bishop. He served as the Archbishop and Primate of the Church of Uganda from 1995 to 2004. He was married to Ruth Nalweyiso, since 1965 until his death, and the couple had five children, of which one died before him.[2]

The Most Reverend

Livingstone Mpalanyi Nkoyoyo
Archbishop of Uganda and Bishop of Kampala
Native name
Mpalanyi Nkoyooyo
ChurchChurch of Uganda
ArchdioceseKampala
DioceseKampala
Installed1994
Term ended24 January 2004
PredecessorYona Okoth
SuccessorHenry Luke Orombi
Personal details
Born(1938-10-04)October 4, 1938
Namukozi, Mityana
DiedJanuary 4, 2018(2018-01-04) (aged 79)
Kampala Hospital
BuriedNamugongo
00°23′51″N 32°39′57″E
DenominationAnglicanism
SpouseRuth Nalweyiso
Children5

Early life

Nkoyoyo was one of the 25 children of Erisa Wamala Nkoyoyo, a sub-county Chief during Sekabaka Edward Mutesa II's reign. He grew up in a wealthy family, since his father was a rich landowner.[3] He studied at Mpenja Primary School, in Gomba, Aggrey Memorial School and Mityana Junior Secondary School. He moved a lot due to his fathers work and had to leave school after completing Junior Secondary School. He then started working as an auto mechanic, for which he kept a lifelong interest.[4]

Ecclesiastical career

He felt his religious calling at a youth camp, at Ndoddo Church, in Gomba District. Shortly after, he became a full-time minister, starting as a church teacher. After attending an ordination training course, he was ordained an Anglican deacon, at Namugongo, on 3 June 1969.[5]

He served as a Suffragan Bishop in Namirembe Diocese, becoming the first Bishop of the Diocese of Mukono, in 1983. He was elected to the House of Bishops of the Church of Uganda to be their 6th Archbishop and Primate, in 1995. He would be in office until 24 January 2004. He was awarded the Bible Leadership Excellence Award by the Bible Society of Uganda, in 2015.[5]

Death

He had successful treatment for cancer in Great Britain in early 2017. He died of pneumonia, at Kampala Hospital, aged 79 years old.[6] He was laid to rest at the Uganda Martyrs Anglican Shrine in Namugongo, on 9 January 2018.[7]

See also

References
  1. Livingstone Sebunya (2002). Doors of Opportunity: Issues in Personal Development and Achievement. Kampala: MK Publishers Uganda Limited. p. 7. ISBN 9789970040933. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. Jackie Nalubwama, and Carol Kasujja (5 January 2018). "Retired Archbishop Nkoyoyo is dead". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  3. Newz.ug (5 January 2018). "Retired Archbishop Livingstone Mpalanyi Nkoyoyo is dead". Kampala: Newz.ug. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  4. NTV Uganda (6 January 2018). "Profile: Who was Arch-Bishop Livingstone Mpalanyi Nkoyoyo?". Kampala: Nation Television Uganda (NTV Uganda). Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  5. Church of Uganda Communications Office (5 January 2018). "Livingstone Nkoyoyo dead at 80". Anglican.ink. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  6. Kasozi, Ephraim (5 January 2018). "Retired Archbishop Nkoyoyo is dead". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  7. Misairi Thembo Kahungu (8 January 2018). "Museveni, religious leaders pay tribute to Archbishop Nkoyoyo". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
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