Archbishop of the Church of Uganda Primate of the Anglican Church in Uganda
Church
Anglican Communion
See
Kampala
In office
1974–1977
Predecessor
Erica Sabiti
Successor
Silvanus Wani
Orders
Ordination
1953
Personal details
Born
c. 1922
Kitgum District, British Uganda
Died
16 February 1977 (aged 55) Kampala, Second Republic of Uganda
Spouse
Mary Luwum (died 2019 at 93 years)
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Janani Jakaliya Luwum c. archbishop of the Church of Uganda from 1974 to 1977 and one of the most influential leaders of the modern church in Africa. He was arrested in February 1977 and died shortly after. Although the official account describes a car crash, it is generally accepted that he was murdered on the orders of then-President Idi Amin.
Since 2015 Uganda has a public holiday on 16 February, to celebrate the life of Janani Luwum.[1][2]
^"Why Uganda declared February 16 Archbishop Janani Luwum Public Holiday".
^"Archbishop Janani Luwum Day in Uganda in 2023". Office Holidays. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
Janani Jakaliya Luwum c. archbishop of the Church of Uganda from 1974 to 1977 and one of the most influential leaders of the modern church in Africa....
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terrorism in 1977 by Church of Uganda ministers, led by Archbishop JananiLuwum. Although Luwum's body was subsequently recovered from a clumsily contrived "car...
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craftsmen in 1998. Those commemorated are Maximilian Kolbe, Manche Masemola, JananiLuwum, Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna, Martin Luther King Jr., Óscar Romero...
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