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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>A senior cleric in Mbale Diocese has quit the Anglican Church of Uganda and joined Upper Nile Diocese under World Wide Anglican Church.<\/p>\n

The Rev Canon Abednego Kasawa Watenga was also consecrated as bishop under the denomination on Sunday .<\/p>\n

He told the Monitor that his decision was spiritually inspired.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt took me almost a year to make this decision after praying, fasting and waiting upon the Lord about changing from one denomination to the other after I was approached,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Rev Watenga was consecrated by Archbishop Lwanga Tusubira of the Worldwide Anglican Church in Mbale City.<\/p>\n

The ceremony was graced by primate Bishop of Kenya Abraham Amwayi, primate Archbishop Jan Beaderstadt of North America, Bishop Samuel Ssebuufu, among other dignitaries.<\/p>\n

The Rev Watenga said it was God\u2019s calling to be appointed bishop.<\/p>\n

\u201cI never went seeking to be a bishop but this was God\u2019s work for the service I have rendered in the ministry,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The new bishop said he was aware that a section of Christians and leaders in the Anglican Church are disappointed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am mindful that people will be disappointed that I have left to join another church but the choice I made was to obey God. I did not leave because I was disgruntled as people claim,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Archbishop Lwanga said his decision to choose Rev Watenga as bishop was the work of the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s common that people change priesthood and it was not his initiative. The House of Bishops was led by the Holy Spirit and we shared our vision with him and he was able to accept the call,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The World Wide Anglican church has its headquarters in Canterbury in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n

When contacted, Bishop John Wilson Nandaah of Mbale Diocese, declined to comment on the matter.<\/p>\n

However, the sub-dean of St Andrew\u2019s Cathedral, the Rev Eridad Milton Shissa, said the Rev Watenga had not communicated his decision officially to the diocese.<\/p>\n

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