Yona Okoth
The Most Reverend Yona Okoth | |
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| Archbishop of Uganda | |
| Church | Church of Uganda |
| Archdiocese | Uganda |
| Province | Church of Uganda |
| Installed | 1984 |
| Term ended | 1995 |
| Predecessor | Silvanus Wani |
| Successor | Livingstone Mpalanyi Nkoyoyo |
| Previous post | Bishop of Bukedi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1926 Maundo Village, Nagongera, Tororo District, Eastern Uganda |
| Died | 2001 (aged 74–75) |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Children | 9 |
| Education | Buwalasi Theological College; St. Augustine College, Canterbury; Wycliffe College, University of Toronto |
Yona Okoth (1926–2001) was an Anglican archbishop in Uganda.[1]
Okoth was born in Maundo Village, Nagongera, Tororo District , Eastern Uganda and was educated at Buwalasi Theological College;[2] he was ordained a priest in 1955 and attended St. Augustine College, Canterbury, England in 1963, where he graduated with a diploma in theology. In 1966, he studied at Wycliffe College at the University of Toronto, where he received a Licentiate in Theology.[2]
He served in Mbale diocese (where he was Diocesan Treasurer) and was appointed Provincial Secretary of the then Church of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Boga-Zaire in 1965. He was also Provincial Secretary of the Anglican Church of Uganda from 1965 to 1972 when he was appointed Bishop of Bukedi.[3]
In 1977, he left Uganda and went into self-exile in the United States out of frustration during the rule of dictator Idi Amin; during this time, he read for a Doctor of Divinity degree at Wycliffe College.
He was consecrated archbishop of Uganda[4] in 1984 and was in office until 1995.
Family
He was married and had nine children.[2]
References
- ^ Reporter, Vision. "Hundreds Mourn Former Archbishop Yona Okoth". New Vision. Retrieved 16 December 2025.[dead link]
- ^ a b c Episcopal Archives website, Okoth to Succeed as Ugandan Archbishop, article dated November 10, 1983
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975/6 p861: London; OUP; 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ^ "Archives of the Church of Uganda Online — Brill". primarysources.brillonline.com. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
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