Sheldon Mwesigwa

Fred Sheldon Mwesigwa (born 29 September 1962) is an Anglican bishop in Uganda. Since 18 July 2010, he has served as the fifth Bishop of Ankole. He also serves as the current chancellor of Bishop Stuart University based in Mbarara city.

Biography Mwesigwa was born in Ruhoko village in Ibanda. He was the youngest of Steven Rushota and Julia Kageye's four children. Mwesigwa received a primary level education at Kijjabwemi Church of Uganda Primary school and passed the Primary Level Examination in 1976. Because his A-level scores were one point too low for university entrance, he opted to enroll at Kakoba Teachers Training College in 1983. In 1986, Mwesigwa was assigned to teach at Kibubura Girls’ Secondary School in Ibanda. During that time, he became interested in Christianity but had not committed himself to the religion, being told by a priest that he "was young man who wanted to destroy the church." That summer, (Sources disagree over the exact month; New Vision reports his conversion to Christianity as 6 June, while The Monitor reports it as 6 July.)

The following year, he decided to pursue Christian ministry and enrolled at Bishop Tucker Theological College, know known as Uganda Christian University. In 1990, he received a bachelor's degree in divinity and was ordained as a priest. Sheldon_Mwesigwa_Speaking

Personal life Fred Sheldon Mwesigwa is married to Alice Mwesigwa and they have four children. He met his wife while serving at Kibubura Girls' Secondary School in Ibanda, where he worked as chaplain and deputy head teacher, while Alice served as a teacher and head of scripture Union. The two later married in 1994.

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