• Celebration of 100 Years of Orthodoxy in Uganda at Lubya Hill
    Holy Liturgy during the Celebration of 100 years of Orthodox Christianity in Uganda at Lubya Hill - Lubaga Division

Welcome to Uganda Orthodox Church

Uganda Orthodox Church

Uganda is the first country below south of the Sahara on the African continent where the Orthodox faith germinated among the indigenous Africans in 1929. Gradually, the faith was echoed to many parts of the country from central Buganda to the East, North, West, and beyond in Eastern Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi.

The government of Uganda recognized the Orthodox faith in 1946. Currently, the Orthodox faith in Uganda consists of Three (3) Hierarchical administrative structures which include the Holy Metropolis of Kampala headed by His Eminence Metropolitan Jeronymos Muzeeyi, the Holy Diocese of Gulu and Northern Uganda headed by His Grace Bishop Nektarios Kabuye and the Holy Diocese of Jinja and Eastern Uganda headed by His Grace Bishop Silvester Kisitu. The headquarters of the Orthodox Church in Uganda is located at Namungoona a suburb of the capital city Kampala (6kms on Hoima road).

The clergy consists of a team of over 76 priests and 5 deacons. There are over 100 communities, 41 brick and mortars churches, 17 medical clinics and 1 hospital; Orthodox Church Mission Hospital (Holy Cross ).


Bishop Innocentios of Burundi and Rwanda Relieved of his Duties as Metropolitan of Burundi and Rwanda

Metropolitan Innocentios receiving Patriarch Theodoros II in Burundi Photo Credit: HristosInAfrica.org During the recent visit of His Beatitude Pope and ...

Feast of Presentation of the Theotokos and Launch of Family Day

Today November 21 which is the glorious day of the Presentation / Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple, His ...
Saint Nektarios Patriarch Sphoronios Alexandria

Story Behind Photo of Saint Nektarios and Patriarch Sophronios IV of Alexandria

Photo of Saint Nektarios and Patriarch Sphoronios of Alexandria A previously unknown photo showing Saint Nektarios as the Metropolitan of ...

Easter Message From Bishop Nektarios of Gulu and Northern Uganda

Easter Message From His Grace Bishop Nektarios Kabuye of the Holy Diocese of Gulu and Northern Uganda CHRIST IS RISEN! ...
Bishop Silvester Easter Message

Easter Message From His Grace Bishop Silvester of Jinja and Eastern Uganda

His Grace Bishop Silvester Kisitu of the Holy Diocese of Jinja and Eastern Uganda Beloved children in the Lord God ...

Easter Message (2023) by Metropolitan Jeronymos of Kampala

Metropolitan Jeronymos addressing during a press conference with journalists in the holy week ahead of the Easter celebration My beloved ...

Maiden Speech of Archbishop Jeronymos Muzeeyi upon Enthronement as Metropolitan of Kampala

Your Beatitude, Your Excellence the Vice President of the Republic of Uganda Hon. Jessica Alupo Epel, All Excellencies the Ambassadors ...

Metropolitan Jeronymos Muzeeyi has been Enthroned as New Archbishop of Metropolis of Kampala.

On 20th February, the Sunday of the Prodigal Son, a new chapter in the History of the Uganda Orthodox Church ...