Welcome to 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 ).

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

Easter Message From Bishop Nektarios of Gulu and Northern Uganda

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

Easter Message (2023) by Metropolitan Jeronymos of Kampala

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

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

Encyclical of the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa to the priests and the pious people/faithful. (On the Russian Patriarchate Intrusion).
