Luwum, Janani

(1922–77)

   Bishop and Martyr.

   Luwum was born in Mucwini, Acholi, Uganda. His parents were converts to Christianity and he himself was ordained in the Anglican Church in 1955. He was consecrated Bishop of North Uganda in 1969 and Archbishop of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Boga- Zaire in 1974. During the tyrannical regime of Idi Amin in Uganda, Luwum tried to co-ordinate Church protests with the Roman Catholics and made every effort to protect his people. However, in 1977, at a Bishops’ meeting, he was taken outside and shot. He is generally regarded as a modern martyr for the faith.

   P. Mutibwa, Uganda Since Independence (1992).