Emmanuel Wamala

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His Eminence Emmanuel Wamala
Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Kampala
See	Kampala
Appointed	8 February 1990
Retired	19 August 2006
Predecessor	Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga
Successor	Cyprian Kizito Lwanga
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Ugo (1994-)
Orders
Ordination	21 December 1957 by Pietro Sigismondi
Consecration	22 November 1981 by Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga
Created cardinal	26 November 1994 by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth name	Emmanuel Wamala
Born	(1926-12-15) 15 December 1926 (age 94) Kamaggwa, Uganda
Residence	Nsambya, Uganda
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Kiyinda-Mityana (1981-88) Coadjuator Archbishop of Kampala (1988-90)
Alma mater	Pontifical Urban University Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto	In te Domine speravi
Coat of arms

Emmanuel Wamala (born 15 December 1926) is a Ugandan cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, and former Archbishop of Kampala from 1990 to 2006. He is currently serving as the Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Ugo, appointed in 1994.

Priesthood[]

Wamala was born in Kamaggwa parish of Lwaggulwe Masaka district, Uganda. He was ordained, on 21 December 1957, chapel of the Pontifical Collegio Urbaniano, Rome, by Pietro Sigismondi. In the same ceremony Stephen Fumio Hamao, future cardinal, was also ordained. He studied in Rome from 1957–1960 and had further studies in Uganda and United States, as well as pastoral ministry in the diocese of Masaka, from 1960 to 1981. He obtained a Bachelor of Theology. During this time he also served as inspector of diocesan schools and faculty member of the Minor Seminary of Bukalasa, chaplain and faculty member, and rector of University of Makerere. He served as vicar general of diocese of Masaka from 1974–1981. He was created Chaplain of His Holiness on 25 May 1977.

Cardinal[]

Styles of Emmanuel Wamala
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Kampala (Emeritus)

He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI, but has lost the right to participate in any future conclave as a result of passing his eightieth birthday. He has been succeeded in Kampala by Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga.

Wamala is a Patron of the African Prisons Project, an international non-governmental organisation with a mission to bring dignity and hope to men women and children in African prisons through health, education, justice and reintegration.

References[]

External links[]

• "Wamala Card. Emmanuel". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
• Emmanuel Cardinal Wamala's catholic-pages bio

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