502:
219:
Wamukoya later admitted that being the first female bishop in the
Anglican church bore a great weight of responsibility and it was her responsibility to prove that women were suited to the role, adding "I know that the whole world is looking up to me to see if I will deliver." She visited Ireland in
206:
Wamukoya was not initially a candidate to succeed
Meshack Mabuza as Anglican Bishop of Swaziland, but after seven rounds of inconclusive elections she was elected by a 2/3 majority of the members of the Elective Assembly on 18 July 2012. She was consecrated on 17 November 2012 by Archbishop
215:
attended the ceremony. The ceremony had been led by David
Dinkebogile, who said that Wamukoya was a bishop, "not a black woman, not an African, not a Swazi woman" and "She was to be pastor to all, to men and women, to black and white, to Swazis and all others in her diocese".
533:
548:
455:
256:
430:
304:
221:
538:
382:
466:
163:
56:
543:
405:
237:
434:
308:
162:
and she kept this position until her death in 2021. She was the first woman to be elected as a bishop of the
191:
110:
528:
523:
159:
66:
475:
507:
482:
36:
195:
331:"Swaziland: First Female Anglican Bishop for Africa Elected in a "Spirit-Filled" Atmosphere"
167:
17:
257:"Bishop of Swaziland and global environment advocate Ellinah Wamukoya dies from Covid"
517:
208:
198:, as well as Town Clerk and CEO of the City Council of Manzini when she was elected.
92:
456:
Bishop of
Swaziland and global environment advocate Ellinah Wamukoya dies from Covid
355:
149:
330:
137:
211:, who called it a "a great occasion". No official representative of Swazi king
497:
212:
501:
278:
233:
187:
179:
152:
127:
183:
166:
and of the whole
African continent. In 2016, she was listed as one of
158:
In 2012, she was elected as the diocesan bishop of the
Anglican
356:"Ellinah Wamukoya becomes Africa's first Anglican woman bishop"
534:
21st-century
Anglican Church of Southern Africa bishops
433:. Churches in Ireland. 19 January 2015. Archived from
133:
117:
103:
98:
85:
80:
72:
62:
52:
34:
549:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Eswatini
8:
307:. Anglican Ink. 19 July 2012. Archived from
462:
431:"Bishop Of Swaziland To Visit Enniskillen"
383:"Female Anglican bishop a first in Africa"
381:Zulu, Phathizwe-Chief (20 November 2012).
350:
348:
31:
467:Anglican Church of Southern Africa titles
305:"Africa elects 1st Anglican woman bishop"
279:"BBC 100 Women 2016: Who is on the list?"
259:. Episcopal News Service. 19 January 2021
178:Wamukoya studied at the universities of
248:
406:"Swaziland: Africa's nutshell nation"
194:and of St. Michael's High School, in
7:
222:St Macartin's Cathedral, Enniskillen
164:Anglican Church of Southern Africa
57:Anglican Church of Southern Africa
25:
500:
404:Unwin, Mike (7 December 2012).
148:(1951 – 19 January 2021) was a
190:. She was the chaplain of the
1:
539:Anglican bishops of Swaziland
238:COVID-19 pandemic in Eswatini
565:
333:. All Africa. 19 July 2012
489:
480:
472:
465:
47:
27:Swazi bishop (1951–2021)
220:2015, preaching at the
146:Ellinah Ntombi Wamukoya
18:Ellinah Ntombi Wamukoya
544:Women Anglican bishops
192:University of Eswatini
111:Swaziland Protectorate
160:Diocese of Swaziland
67:Diocese of Swaziland
508:Christianity portal
483:Bishop of Swaziland
437:on 12 December 2016
48:Bishop of Swaziland
385:. Associated Press
362:. 20 November 2012
311:on 8 December 2015
285:. 21 November 2016
37:The Right Reverend
496:
495:
232:Wamukoya died of
202:Becoming a bishop
143:
142:
125:(aged 69–70)
16:(Redirected from
556:
510:
505:
504:
473:Preceded by
463:
458:
453:
447:
446:
444:
442:
427:
421:
420:
418:
416:
401:
395:
394:
392:
390:
378:
372:
371:
369:
367:
352:
343:
342:
340:
338:
327:
321:
320:
318:
316:
301:
295:
294:
292:
290:
275:
269:
268:
266:
264:
253:
124:
99:Personal details
89:17 November 2012
42:Ellinah Wamukoya
32:
21:
564:
563:
559:
558:
557:
555:
554:
553:
514:
513:
506:
499:
486:
478:
461:
454:
450:
440:
438:
429:
428:
424:
414:
412:
410:The Independent
403:
402:
398:
388:
386:
380:
379:
375:
365:
363:
354:
353:
346:
336:
334:
329:
328:
324:
314:
312:
303:
302:
298:
288:
286:
277:
276:
272:
262:
260:
255:
254:
250:
246:
230:
224:on 25 January.
204:
176:
168:BBC's 100 Women
126:
122:
121:19 January 2021
113:
108:
90:
43:
40:
39:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
562:
560:
552:
551:
546:
541:
536:
531:
526:
516:
515:
512:
511:
494:
493:
488:
479:
476:Meshack Mabuza
474:
470:
469:
460:
459:
448:
422:
396:
373:
344:
322:
296:
270:
247:
245:
242:
229:
226:
203:
200:
175:
172:
141:
140:
135:
131:
130:
119:
115:
114:
109:
105:
101:
100:
96:
95:
87:
83:
82:
78:
77:
74:
70:
69:
64:
60:
59:
54:
50:
49:
45:
44:
41:
35:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
561:
550:
547:
545:
542:
540:
537:
535:
532:
530:
527:
525:
522:
521:
519:
509:
503:
498:
492:
485:
484:
477:
471:
468:
464:
457:
452:
449:
436:
432:
426:
423:
411:
407:
400:
397:
384:
377:
374:
361:
357:
351:
349:
345:
332:
326:
323:
310:
306:
300:
297:
284:
280:
274:
271:
258:
252:
249:
243:
241:
239:
235:
227:
225:
223:
217:
214:
210:
209:Thabo Makgoba
201:
199:
197:
193:
189:
185:
181:
173:
171:
169:
165:
161:
156:
154:
151:
147:
139:
136:
132:
129:
120:
116:
112:
106:
102:
97:
94:
93:Thabo Makgoba
88:
84:
79:
75:
71:
68:
65:
61:
58:
55:
51:
46:
38:
33:
30:
19:
490:
481:
451:
439:. Retrieved
435:the original
425:
413:. Retrieved
409:
399:
387:. Retrieved
376:
364:. Retrieved
359:
335:. Retrieved
325:
313:. Retrieved
309:the original
299:
287:. Retrieved
282:
273:
261:. Retrieved
251:
231:
218:
205:
177:
157:
145:
144:
134:Denomination
123:(2021-01-19)
86:Consecration
76:18 July 2012
29:
529:2021 deaths
524:1951 births
236:during the
138:Anglicanism
518:Categories
487:2012–2021
441:2 November
415:2 November
389:2 November
366:2 November
337:2 November
315:2 November
263:19 January
244:References
213:Mswati III
174:Early life
360:BBC News
283:BBC News
234:COVID-19
188:Eswatini
180:Botswana
155:bishop.
153:Anglican
128:Eswatini
91:by
289:28 July
196:Manzini
184:Lesotho
73:Elected
63:Diocese
491:Vacant
186:, and
81:Orders
53:Church
228:Death
150:Swazi
443:2016
417:2016
391:2016
368:2016
339:2016
317:2016
291:2019
265:2021
118:Died
107:1951
104:Born
520::
408:.
358:.
347:^
281:.
240:.
182:,
170:.
445:.
419:.
393:.
370:.
341:.
319:.
293:.
267:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.