Christopher Senyonjo
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Christopher Ssenyonjo is a clergyman and LGBT rights activist from Uganda
. He studied at the Union Theological Seminary
in 1963, and was ordained into the priesthood in 1964 in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City
. He served in the Church of Uganda
and was elevated to bishop
in 1974. In 2002, his functions of vesting and laying on of hands were revoked by the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda on behalf of the House of Bishops of Uganda. He consecrated a bishop for the Charismatic Church of Uganda; and in 2006, the Church of Uganda responded by completely dissociating itself from Ssenyonjo and stating that he was no longer a bishop. Ssenyonjo contested this. He was included in Huffington Post religion's 10 most influential people of 2010.
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
. He studied at the Union Theological Seminary
Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York
Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York is a preeminent independent graduate school of theology, located in Manhattan between Claremont Avenue and Broadway, 120th to 122nd Streets. The seminary was founded in 1836 under the Presbyterian Church, and is affiliated with nearby Columbia...
in 1963, and was ordained into the priesthood in 1964 in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City
New York City
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. He served in the Church of Uganda
Church of Uganda
The Church of the Province of Uganda is a member church of the Anglican Communion. Currently there are 34 dioceses which make up the Church of Uganda, each headed by a bishop....
and was elevated to bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
in 1974. In 2002, his functions of vesting and laying on of hands were revoked by the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda on behalf of the House of Bishops of Uganda. He consecrated a bishop for the Charismatic Church of Uganda; and in 2006, the Church of Uganda responded by completely dissociating itself from Ssenyonjo and stating that he was no longer a bishop. Ssenyonjo contested this. He was included in Huffington Post religion's 10 most influential people of 2010.