Yona Okoth
Yona Okoth (1926–2001) was an Anglican archbishop in Uganda.[1] Okoth was born in Mando Village, Eastern Uganda and was educated at Buwalasi Theological College;[2] he was ordained a priest in 1955 and attended St. Augustine College, Canterbury, England in 1963, where he graduated with a diploma in theology. In 1966, he studied at Wycliffe College at Toronto University, Canada, where he received a Licentiate in Theology.[2] He served in Mbale diocese (where he was Diocesan Treasurer) and was appointed Provincial Secretary of the then Church of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Boga-Zaire in 1965. He was also Provincial Secretary of the Anglican Church of Uganda from 1965 to 1972 when he was appointed Bishop of Bukedi.[3] In 1977, he left Uganda and went into self-exile to the United States out of frustration during the rule of dictator Idi Amin; during this time, he read for a Doctor of Divinity degree at Wycliffe College. He was consecrated archbishop of Uganda[4] in 1984 and was in office until 1995.
Family
He was married with nine children.[2]
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