Timothy Wambunya
Timothy Wambunya was the Anglican Bishop of Butere in Kenya[1] until September 2020, when he resigned and left Kenya after recovering from COVID-19.[2]
Wambunya was consecrated as the third Bishop of Butere on 6 October 2013,[3] succeeding Horace Etemesi (1993 - 2003) and Michael Joshua Sande (2003 - 2013).[4]
He has been vicar of St Paul's Church in Slough since September 2020.[5]
Aged 19, Wambunya left Kenya for the United Kingdom and spent seven years in the navy before training for the priesthood. He was a parish priest in Islington, before returning to Kenya as a mission partner.
Wambunya gained a BA in theology from Middlesex University in 1996, followed by a master's in Philosophy from Oxford University and a PhD in Paremiology from Wales University.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Office, Anglican Communion. "Anglican Communion: Position". Anglican Communion Website. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ^ "Butere ACK Bishop Wambunya quits five months after Covid-19 attack". The Star. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ^ "The Rt Revd Timothy Wambunya on World Anglican Clerical Directory". World Anglican Clerical Directory. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ^ "Butere - ACK". www.ackenya.org. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ^ "'Life and death' struggle against Coronavirus by Slough's new vicar". Slough Observer. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ^ Amalemba, Robert. "My hustle was selling UK suits to Kenyans - ACK Butere Diocese, BishopTimothy Wambunya". Standard Entertainment and Lifestyle. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
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