Bishop Banja Sends Parish Priest on Forced Leave Over Legal Advice to Canon Gitta
Rev. Benjamin Kusaasira Ssewanyana, the parish priest of St. Barnabas Mbuya Church, has raised concerns after being sent on forced leave earlier this month, reportedly on the orders of Bishop Moses Banja. In a letter addressed to the St. Barnabas Mbuya Church Council, Rev. Ssewanyana explained that he was instructed
Nineteen months later, Bishop Moses Banja Leaves Many Guessing
On December 10, 2023, Bishop Moses Banja was consecrated and enthroned as the sixth Bishop of Namirembe Diocese, succeeding Bishop Wilberforce Kityo Luwalira. Bishop Banja was selected from a pool of nine candidates, including Rev. Can. Moses Kayimba, Rev. Edward Stephen Kabanda, Ven. Can. John Gitta Kavuma, and Ven. B.K. Buwembo. Others included Rev. Semei Ssebina Sekiziyivu, Rev. Emmanuel Lutaaya,
