Albert Edward Baharagate Akiiki

Ugandan Catholic priest (1930–2023)

His Excellency Albert Edward Baharagate Akiiki
Bishop Emeritus of Hoima
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara
See	Roman Catholic Diocese of Hoima
Appointed	7 July 1969
Term ended	9 March 1991
Predecessor	Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire
Successor	Deogratias Muganwa Byabazaire
Orders
Ordination	7 December 1958
Consecration	1 August 1969 by Pope Paul VI
Rank	Bishop
Personal details
Born	Albert Edward Baharagate Akiiki (1930-02-25)25 February 1930 Nyamigisa village, Masindi District, Protectorate of Uganda
Died	5 April 2023(2023-04-05) (aged 93) Kampala, Uganda

Albert Edward Baharagate Akiiki (25 February 1930 – 5 April 2023) was a Ugandan Roman Catholic priest who served as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hoima. He was appointed bishop of Hoima on 7 July 1969 and he resigned on 9 March 1991.

Background and priesthood

Baharagate was born on 25 February 1930, in Nyamigisa village, in present-day Masindi District, in Bunyoro sub-region, in the Western Region of Uganda. He was ordained a priest on 7 December 1958.^[1]^[2]

As bishop

He was appointed Bishop of Hoima on 7 July 1969 and was consecrated a bishop at Hoima on 1 August 1969 by Pope Paul VI†, assisted by Archbishop Sergio Pignedoli†, Titular Archbishop of Iconium and Archbishop Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga†, Archbishop of Archdiocese of Kampala.^[1]^[2]

On 9 March 1991, Baharagate resigned as Bishop of Hoima. In his later life, he lived as Bishop Emeritus of Hoima.^[1]^[2]

Death

Baharagate Akiiki died at Nsambya hospital in Kampala, on 5 April 2023, at the age of 93.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d David M. Cheney (7 March 2019). "Bishop Albert Edward Baharagate". Kansas City: Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Catholic Diocese of Hoima (2018). "The Most Reverend Albert Edward Dr. Baharagate". Hoima: Roman Catholic Diocese of Hoima. Retrieved 25 July 2019.