Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga (5 November 1914 – 20 April 1991) was a Uganda Catholic prelate who served as the first Archbishop of Kampala from 1966 to 1990 and as a cardinal from 1976 until his death.[1][2] He was an opponent of human rights abuses of the military dictatorship of Idi Amin.[3]
Emmanuel Nsubuga | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Kampala |
| See | Kampala |
| Appointed | 5 August 1966 |
| Term ended | 8 February 1990 |
| Predecessor | Vincent Billington |
| Successor | Emmanuel Wamala |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Nuova (1976-91) |
| Previous post(s) | President of the Ugandan Episcopal Conference (1969-75) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 15 December 1946 |
| Consecration | 30 October 1966 by Laurean Rugambwa |
| Created cardinal | 24 May 1976 by Pope Paul VI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga 5 November 1914 Kisule, Uganda |
| Died | 20 April 1991 (aged 76) Cologne, Germany |
| Motto | Mater profer lumen caecis |
During Amin's rule, Nsubuga spoke against the government's human rights abuses. He also encouraged priests and nuns throughout the country to shelter people fleeing harassment by the army during the civil war that later raged during the Government of Milton Obote.[2]
He was succeeded in 1990 as Archbishop of Kampala by Emmanuel Wamala, who became a cardinal in 1994.
References
edit- ^ "Website of the Archdiocese of Kampala". Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ a b Cardinal Nsubuga, 76; Uganda Rights Backer, New York Times, 22 April 1991
- ^ Profile at catholic-hierarchy.org
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