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All Saints' Cathedral, Kampala

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To accommodate future growth, church leaders began planning for a new cathedral building. In 2004, a committee was established, and by 2008, land across Lugard Road from the existing cathedral had been purchased. Plans were made for a post-modern six-sided cathedral building that would include a
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Construction has proceeded slowly as funds have been raised. Groundbreaking was done in 2009, and the foundation stone was laid in 2011. Construction slowed down during the COVID-19 pandemic. As of September 2023, the building's structure was largely complete, but exterior and interior finishes
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45-meter bell tower echoing architectural features of the original cathedral costing £6.6 million. The new building is set to include seating for 5,000 in the nave plus four chapels. The cathedral will also include two galleries, a two-level underground garage, offices and meeting space.
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In the late 1990s, All Saints' congregation began to outpace its space; by 2011, it had 10,000 members for a church that could seat 800 and the cathedral accommodated overflow crowds in tents on the cathedral close.
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origins. In 1972, as the Church of Uganda continued to grow, All Saints' became the pro-cathedral of the Diocese of Kampala, which was formed out of the
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European Anglicans. In 1962, after Ugandan independence, the church received parish status and membership began to include worshipers of African and
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The church is located in Kisozi village, Ksangi sub county council, Wakiso district below King's College Buddo. All Saints Church
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remain to be completed; pending additional fundraising, interiors are expected to be completed in 2023 and exteriors in 2024.
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was built on a land donated by Omutaka Mukamba Mika Sematimba to the church between 1920 and 1926.
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Kampala
Uganda
Denomination
Church of Uganda
allsaintskampala.org
Diocese
Kampala
Bishop(s)
Stephen Kaziimba
Provost
Rebecca Nyegenye
Vice-provost
Kisozi
Anglican
Uganda
bishop of Kampala
archbishop of Uganda
Kisozi
Kampala
Nakasero
colonial
hospital
expatriate
Asian
Diocese of Namirembe
Rebecca Nyegenye
Stanley Ntagali
first female

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