Silvanus_Wani

Silvanus Wani

Silvanus Wani

Anglican archbishop

Silvanus Goi Wani (1915–1998) was an Anglican archbishop who served in Uganda.[1]

Wani was ordained in 1944.[2] He served in the Upper Nile region from 1942 to 1961, including two years as a Chaplain to the King’s African Rifles during World War Two.[3]

He was diocesan secretary of Northern Uganda from 1961 to 1964.[2] He was consecrated as an assistant bishop of Northern Uganda in 1964.[4] He was translated to Madi and West Nile in 1969. He became archbishop in 1977, serving until 1983.[5]

Wani died in 1998 and was survived by his wife Canon Suzan Wani.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    All Africa
  2. [2]
    Episcopal Archives website, New Archbishop Elected in Uganda, article dated March 24, 1977
  3. [3]
    Observer website, High stakes as Bishop Kaziimba is elected new archbishop, article by David Lumu dated August 28, 2019
  4. [4]
    The Living Church, Volume 148 - Page 81:in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; MOrhouse-Gorman; 1964
  5. [5]
    Global Anglican website, The 9th Archbishop of the Church of Uganda Elected, article by The Rt. Rev. Edison Irigei
  6. [6]
    Independent Uganda website, Kaziimba unveils house project for archbishop Wani’s family, article dated May 3, 2021


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