Wp/nyn/Amos Betungura
| sex or gender | male  |
|---|---|
| country of citizenship | Uganda |
| date of birth | 1927 |
| place of birth | Nakapiripirit District |
| date of death | 28 November 2008 |
| place of death | Mbarara City |
| manner of death | natural causes |
| cause of death | prostate cancer |
| place of burial | Ruharo |
| occupation | bishop |
| religion or worldview | Church of Uganda |
Amos Betungura[1] akaba ari omureeberezi w'[:en:Anglican|abakurisitaay]o omuri Uganda.[2]
Betungura akashomera aha Uganda Christian University kandi yaahika aha rurengo rw'obudiikoni omu mwaka rwa 1957 hamwe n'obusesorodooti omu mwaka rwa 1960.[3] Akatongozibwa nk'omureeberezi w'obureeberezi bwa Ankole ebiro 6 Okwa ikumi na kumwe omu mwaka rwa 1970. Akafwa omu mwaka gwa 2008.[1][4] Akaba ari omureeberezi wa kabiri owa Ankole.[5]
Omu bwebembezi bwe, omubare gwa ba ishe abareeberezi hamwe na zaaparisi omu bureeberezi bwa Ankole gukeyongyera munonga ekyareteire okuramya kw'abakurisitaayo hamwe n'obuhwezi bw'abareeberezi kweyongyera omu byaro. Obwire bwe bukaba burimu okukura kw'ekanisa, okutendeka abeebembezi b'ediini hamwe n'okuhika kw'obuheereza omu byaro.[5]
Okwombeka ebitongore hamwe n'okukwata aha bantu
[edit | edit source]Ruharo Mission Hospital
[edit | edit source]Omuri 1981, obu yaabaire ari omureeberezi, Betungura akakora kihango omu kutandikaho eirwariro rya Ruharo Mission Hospital omu rurembo rwa Mbarara, eirwariro ry'abantu boona eririkukwatanisa n'ekanisa ya Uganda eririkureeberera abantu boona, okushemeza, enteekateeka z'okuhika aha bantu hamwe n'okugarura busya abantu omu byanga bya Ankole.[6] Eirwariro rikongyera amaani omu nteekateeka nka Organised Useful Services (OURS) program y'abaana abaine oburema, ekirikworeka enteekateeka ya Betungura ey'okureeta hamwe obuheereza bw'eby'amagara hamwe n'obuhwezi bw'abantu.[7][8]
Okuhandiika hamwe n'okwejumbira omu by'obuhangwa
[edit | edit source]Akaba naamanywa ahabw'okuhandiika kwe aha Bukurisitaayo, obushwere, eby'obuhangwa hamwe n'okuvunuura emigyenzo y'enzaarwa kurabira omu ndeeberwamu y'ediini y'Ekikurisitaayo. Emirimo ye ekaba erimu ebitabo aha byafaayo by'abantu ba Ankole, emigyenzo y'obushwere hamwe n'okuvunuura omu ndimi z'enzaarwa, ekyareeteire ekanisa hamwe n'okugamba aha by'obuhangwa omuri Uganda.[9][10][11]
Akatandikaho n'okuvunuura baiburi kuruga omu Rungyereza kuza omu Runyankore-Rukiga nk'oku yaabandize kuvunuurwa omu Rutoro hamwe n'Oruganda.[12]
Okufa hamwe n'obusigire
[edit | edit source]Amos Betungura akafa ebiro 28 Okwa ikumi na kumwe omuri Mbarara bwanyima y'okurwanisa ekookoro y'omunda. Akaziikwa aha kanisa ya St.James Cathedral omuri Ruharo.[13] Aha kuziikwa kwe, Purezidenti Yoweri Museveni akamusiima nk'omuntu owaabaire naareeta okukwatanisa omu bantu, owaabaire naahikaanisa enyikiriza hamwe n'obuhangwa, kandi akahamya amagara g'abantu omuri Uganda.[14]
Reeba n'ebi
[edit | edit source]Eby'okureeberaho
[edit | edit source]- 1 2 "The Observer – Uganda". 'observer.ug'. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ↑ "All Africa". 'allafrica.com'. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ↑ [:en:Crockford's_Clerical_Directory|Crockford's Clerical Directory] 1975/6 p861: London; OUP; 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ↑ "Bishop Betungura Buried". 'New Vision. Retrieved 4 April 2020.</ref 'Obuheereza bw'ekanisa hamwe n'obwebembezi bw'abareeberezi''' = Betungura akaraganisibwa nk'omureeberezi wa Ankole ebiro 6 Okwa ikumi na kumwe omuri 1970.<ref name=":1">"History timeline". 'Ankole Diocese | Church of Uganda, Anglican'. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- 1 2 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs named ":1". - ↑ "History of Ruharo Mission Hospital – Ruharo Mission Hospital". Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ↑ "OURS Program – Ruharo Mission Hospital". Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ↑ "Ruharo Mission Hospital acquires Shs310m digital X-ray machine". Monitor. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ↑ Betungura, Amos. (1996). Obushwere n'Amagara Gaabwo. Kampala, Uganda: Fountain. ISBN 978-9970-02-024-9.
- ↑ "Fountain Publishers: Africa-Leading Publishing House". fountainpublishers.co.ug. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ↑ Betungura, Amos (2003). Beginnings of Prosperity. Archway Publications Limited.
- ↑ "Christians celebrate 55 years of Runyankole-Rukiga Bible". Monitor. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ↑ "History timeline". Ankole Diocese | Church of Uganda, Anglican. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ↑ "Museveni tells clerics to serve Christians holistically". Monitor. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2025.