Biography of bishop festo kivengere
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Biography of bishop festo kivengere
Kivengere, Festo (B)
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1919-1988
Anglican Communion , Balokole Movement
Uganda
Anglican Bishop of the Church of the Province of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Boga-Zaire.
Kivengere was a leading figure in the East African Revival (Balokole [saved ones]) movement.
Born in Uganda and trained as a teacher, he was originally rejected for ordination in Uganda; but he was ordained as a deacon in the United States and a priest in 1967 in Uganda. He won a reputation as a preacher and evangelist and launched the work of African Evangelistic Enterprise (a pan-African movement) in East Africa.
He was consecrated bishop of Kigezi in 1972 during President Idi Amin’s reign of terror and fled the country in 1977 when Amin attacked the churches and Bishop Janani Luwum was murdered. He returned to Uganda when Amin was overthrown but continued to travel widely, attracting large audiences in Am