The Church of Uganda House of Bishops has elected new bishops for Mbale and North West Ankole dioceses.
The Very Rev Canon Eridad Milton Shissa was elected the 9th Bishop of Mbale Diocese, while Rev Canon Caleb Twinamatsiko was elected the 2nd Bishop of North West Ankole Diocese.
The elections were held on Friday during a sitting of the House of Bishops at Syamalede Archdeaconry headquarters in Busia District, Bukedi Diocese.
Shissa, who currently serves as the Sub-Dean of St Andrew’s Cathedral in Mbale, previously served as the Diocesan Secretary of Mbale Diocese.
Born on September 30, 1968, Shissa was born again on April 13, 1996. He was ordained in 1996 and priested in 1997.
He is married to Beatrice Sarah Shissa, and they have children.
Shissa is scheduled to be consecrated and enthroned as the 9th Bishop of Mbale Diocese on January 24, 2027, at St Andrew’s Cathedral in Mbale.
He will succeed Bishop John Wilson Nandaah, who is the 8th Bishop of Mbale Diocese.
Meanwhile, Twinamatsiko, who was elected the 2nd Bishop of North West Ankole Diocese, is currently serving as the Rector of Christ Church Pennfield in the Diocese of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
Born on April 16, 1969, in Kigando III, Ngango Ward, Igorora Town Council, Ibanda District, Twinamatsiko holds a Bachelor of Divinity from Uganda Christian University.
He married Hope Asiimwe in 2000, and the couple have two children.
Twinamatsiko will be consecrated and enthroned on February 7, 2027, at St Paul’s Cathedral in Ibanda.
He will succeed Bishop Amos Magezi, the first Bishop of North West Ankole Diocese.
The two elections mark upcoming leadership transitions in the Church of Uganda’s dioceses, with both new bishops expected to assume their respective offices following their consecration and enthronement ceremonies.