{"id":245,"date":"2012-09-11T10:38:09","date_gmt":"2012-09-11T10:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fortuneofafrica.com\/ug\/namirembe-cathedral\/"},"modified":"2012-09-11T10:38:09","modified_gmt":"2012-09-11T10:38:09","slug":"namirembe-cathedral","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/afrifacto.com\/ug\/namirembe-cathedral\/","title":{"rendered":"Namirembe Cathedral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: EYInterstate Light,serif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-244\" style=\"font-family: EYInterstate Light,serif\" src=\"http:\/\/fortuneofafrica.com\/ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/09\/namirembe.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"179\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><strong>Location<\/strong><br \/>\nThe brick red <a href=\"http:\/\/churchofuganda.org\/dioceses\/namirembe\" target=\"_blank\">St Paul\u2019s Cathedral Namirembe<\/a> with an impressive doom stands on top of Namirembe Hill impressing upon the faithful the significance of prayer. The cathedral is visible from much of Kampala City.\u00a0 The Cathedral which was constructed in 1890 is the biggest protestant church in Uganda. The modesty of the cathedral is meant to command respect and grace.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The difficult time (1890-1910)<\/strong><br \/>\nTragedy befell the first four cathedral buildings and the story is as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">The first church building was constructed in 1890 with capacity of 800 people. It was abandoned because it was located in a swampy area and a bigger church was required to accommodate the growing numbers.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">The second church was constructed between July 1891 and July 1892 with the seating capacity of more than 3,000. In October 1894 a strong wind blew the roof off the church in process ruining the church.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">The third church building was built between 1894 and 1895 with a seating capacity of about 4,000 worshippers. That building, constructed with traditional local materials, was abandoned in the early 1900s due to fear that the termites would destroy the building,<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">The fourth church building was constructed with earthen brick walls and a thatched roof, between 1900 and 1904. The church was opened on Tuesday 21 June 1904 with an estimated 10,000 people\u00a0 in attendance. The congregation included Kabaka Daudi Chwa II, then aged seven. On the afternoon of Friday 23 September 1910, the roof was gutted by a fire which started when lightning struck the building. Within less than thirty minutes, the entire roof was destroyed and the church was ruined.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\">The current St. Paul&#8217;s Cathedral was constructed between 1915 and 1919 using earthen bricks and earthen roof tiles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><strong>The Organ in St Paul&#8217;s Cathedral Namirembe<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Organ was built in 1931 by The Positive Organ Co. (1922) Ltd. It was overhauled in 1952 by E, Davis of Northampton and the organ today operates to a specification drawn up in 1999 with Michael Sozi, Chairman of the Organ Committee. Due to limited funds, it was decided to stagger the work of restoration. The first phase commenced after Easter 1999 when Peter &amp; Ann Wells travelled to Uganda to install new manual keyboards and action to the manual soundboards. The full scheme was realised in 2006\/7 with the installation of the Great Mixture and Pedal Trombone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><strong>Bishop Hannington and the Cooks<\/strong><br \/>\nThe remains of Bishop Hannington who was murdered in1885 and the Cooks who established the Mengo Hospital were made to rest in the compound of the cathedral.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><strong>Sunday Services<\/strong><br \/>\nSunday Service in English is at 7.00 a.m. and Luganda Service at 10.30a.m<\/p>\n<p>Bishop of Namirembe Diocese<br \/>\nBishop: The Rt. Rev. Wilberforce Kityo Luwalira<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">Namirembe Diocese<br \/>\nP.O.Box 14297<br \/>\nKampala<br \/>\n+256 712 942 161<br \/>\nnamid@infocom.co.ug<\/p>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" class=\"mcePaste\" style=\"width: 1px;height: 1px;overflow: hidden\"><!-- [if !mso]&gt; &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0   false            false   false   false      EN-US   X-NONE   X-NONE                                                                                                     &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 10]&gt; &lt;![endif]--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Location<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 6pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: &#039;Times New Roman&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;;color: #333333\">The brick red St Paul\u2019s Cathedral Namirembe with an impressive doom stands on top of Namirembe Hill impressing upon the faithful the significance of prayer. The cathedral is visible from much of Kampala City. \u00a0The Cathedral which was constructed in 1890 is the biggest protestant church in Uganda. The modesty of the cathedral is meant to command respect and grace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 6pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height: normal\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: &#039;Times New Roman&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;;color: #333333\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 6pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height: normal\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: &#039;Times New Roman&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;;color: #333333\">The difficult time (1890-1910)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 6pt 0in 0.0001pt;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: &#039;Times New Roman&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;;color: #333333\">Tragedy befell the first four cathedral buildings and the story is as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"margin: 6pt 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-indent: -0.25in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: Symbol;color: #333333\">\u00b7<span style=\"font: 7pt &#039;Times New Roman&#039;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: &#039;Times New Roman&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;;color: #333333\">The first church building was constructed in 1890 with capacity of 800 people. It was abandoned because it was located in a swampy area and a bigger church was required to accommodate the growing numbers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin: 6pt 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-indent: -0.25in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: Symbol;color: #333333\">\u00b7<span style=\"font: 7pt &#039;Times New Roman&#039;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: &#039;Times New Roman&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;;color: #333333\">The second church was constructed between July 1891 and July 1892 with the seating capacity of more than 3,000. In October 1894 a strong wind blew the roof off the church in process ruining the church.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin: 6pt 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-indent: -0.25in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: Symbol;color: #333333\">\u00b7<span style=\"font: 7pt &#039;Times New Roman&#039;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: &#039;Times New Roman&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;\">The third church building was built between 1894 and 1895 with a seating capacity of about 4,000 worshippers. That building, constructed with traditional local materials, was abandoned in the early 1900s due to fear that the termites would destroy the building,<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"margin: 6pt 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-indent: -0.25in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: Symbol;color: #333333\">\u00b7<span style=\"font: 7pt &#039;Times New Roman&#039;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: &#039;Times New Roman&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;\">The fourth church building was constructed with earthen brick walls and a thatched roof, between 1900 and 1904. The church was opened on Tuesday 21 June 1904 with an estimated 10,000 people \u00a0in attendance. The congregation included <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><a title=\"Daudi Chwa II of Buganda\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daudi_Chwa_II_of_Buganda\"><span style=\"font-family: &#039;Times New Roman&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;;color: windowtext\">Kabaka Daudi Chwa II<\/span><\/a><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: &#039;Times New Roman&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;\">, then aged seven. On the afternoon of Friday 23 September 1910, the roof was gutted by a fire which started when lightning struck the building. Within less than thirty minutes, the entire roof was destroyed and the church was ruined.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"margin: 6pt 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-indent: -0.25in;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: Symbol;color: #333333\">\u00b7<span style=\"font: 7pt &#039;Times New Roman&#039;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: &#039;Times New Roman&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;\">The current St. Paul&#8217;s Cathedral was constructed between 1915 and 1919 using earthen bricks and earthen roof tiles<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: &#039;Times New Roman&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;\">The Organ in St Paul&#8217;s Cathedral Namirembe <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: &#039;Times New Roman&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;\">The Organ was built in 1931 by The Positive Organ Co. (1922) Ltd. It was overhauled in 1952 by E, Davis of Northampton and the organ today operates to a specification drawn up in 1999 with Michael Sozi, Chairman of the Organ Committee. Due to limited funds, it was decided to stagger the work of restoration. The first phase commenced after Easter 1999 when Peter &amp; Ann Wells travelled to Uganda to install new manual keyboards and action to the manual soundboards. The full scheme was realised in 2006\/7 with the installation of the Great Mixture and Pedal Trombone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-top: 6pt;line-height: normal\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: &#039;Times New Roman&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;;color: #333333\">Bishop Hannington and the Cooks<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-top: 6pt;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: &#039;Times New Roman&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;;color: #333333\">The remains of Bishop Hannington who was murdered in1885 and the Cooks who established the Mengo Hospital were made to rest in the compound of the cathedral<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 16pt;font-family: &#039;Times New Roman&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;;color: #333333\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-top: 6pt;line-height: normal\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Sunday Services<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-top: 6pt;line-height: normal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Sunday Service in English is at 7.00 a.m. and Luganda Service at 10.30a.m<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-top: 6pt;line-height: normal\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;font-family: &#039;Helvetica&#039;,&#039;sans-serif&#039;;color: #51555c\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-top: 6pt;line-height: normal\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;font-family: &#039;Helvetica&#039;,&#039;sans-serif&#039;;color: #51555c\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-top: 6pt;line-height: normal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;font-family: &#039;Helvetica&#039;,&#039;sans-serif&#039;;color: #51555c\">Bishop of Namirembe Diocese<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-top: 6pt;line-height: normal\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;font-family: &#039;Helvetica&#039;,&#039;sans-serif&#039;;color: #51555c\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-top: 6pt;line-height: normal\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;font-family: &#039;Helvetica&#039;,&#039;sans-serif&#039;;color: #51555c\">Bishop: The Rt. Rev. Wilberforce Kityo Luwalira<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-top: 6pt;line-height: normal\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;font-family: &#039;Helvetica&#039;,&#039;sans-serif&#039;;color: #51555c\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><a href=\"http:\/\/churchofuganda.org\/dioceses\/namirembe\/attachment\/luwalira-6\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 9pt;font-family: &#039;Helvetica&#039;,&#039;sans-serif&#039;;color: #a00004;text-decoration: none\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/ug\/%5CDOCUME%7E1%5Cesp%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_image002.jpg\" alt=\"http:\/\/churchofuganda.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/luwalira-6.jpg\" width=\"114\" height=\"139\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;font-family: &#039;Helvetica&#039;,&#039;sans-serif&#039;;color: #51555c\"><br \/>\nNamirembe Diocese<br \/>\nP.O.Box 14297<br \/>\nKampala<br \/>\n+256 712 942 161<br \/>\nnamid@infocom.co.ug<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Location The brick red St Paul\u2019s Cathedral Namirembe with an impressive doom stands on top of Namirembe Hill impressing upon the faithful the significance of prayer. 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