Church of Uganda

E124055

Anglican province Christian denomination religious organization

The Church of Uganda is a province of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the main Anglican body in Uganda, known for its evangelical theology and significant social and educational influence in the country.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Church of Uganda canonical	5
Anglican Church of Uganda	2
Anglican Church of Uganda provincial offices	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1066707 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Church of Uganda
Context triple: [Anglican rite, usedBy, Church of Uganda]

A. Chkondidi Cathedral
Chkondidi Cathedral is a historic Georgian Orthodox church and architectural monument located in the Samegrelo region of western Georgia.
B. Kiribati Uniting Church
The Kiribati Uniting Church is a prominent Protestant Christian denomination in Kiribati that plays a central role in the country’s religious and community life.
C. Abyssinian Baptist Church
Abyssinian Baptist Church is a historic and influential African-American Baptist congregation in Harlem, New York City, long known as a center of Black religious, cultural, and civil rights life.
D. Eritrean Catholic Church
The Eritrean Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church of the Alexandrian (Ge'ez) rite, in full communion with Rome and primarily based in Eritrea.
E. Sameba Cathedral
Sameba Cathedral is a monumental Georgian Orthodox cathedral in Tbilisi and one of the largest religious buildings in the Caucasus.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Church of Uganda
Target entity description: The Church of Uganda is a province of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the main Anglican body in Uganda, known for its evangelical theology and significant social and educational influence in the country.

A. Chkondidi Cathedral
Chkondidi Cathedral is a historic Georgian Orthodox church and architectural monument located in the Samegrelo region of western Georgia.
B. Diocese of Kigali
The Diocese of Kigali is an Anglican ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Rwanda, centered on the capital city of Kigali and forming part of the Anglican Church of Rwanda.
C. Kiribati Uniting Church
The Kiribati Uniting Church is a prominent Protestant Christian denomination in Kiribati that plays a central role in the country’s religious and community life.
D. Abyssinian Baptist Church
Abyssinian Baptist Church is a historic and influential African-American Baptist congregation in Harlem, New York City, long known as a center of Black religious, cultural, and civil rights life.
E. Eritrean Catholic Church
The Eritrean Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church of the Alexandrian (Ge'ez) rite, in full communion with Rome and primarily based in Eritrea.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglican province ⓘ Christian denomination ⓘ religious organization ⓘ
affiliation	Anglican realignment ⓘ surface form: Anglican realignment movement
churchPolity	episcopal polity ⓘ
clergyType	bishops ⓘ deacons ⓘ priests ⓘ
communion	Anglican Communion ⓘ
country	Uganda ⓘ
denomination	Anglicanism ⓘ
doctrine	Thirty-Nine Articles ⓘ surface form: Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion
educationRole	major provider of schools in Uganda ⓘ
emphasis	Bible teaching ⓘ mission and church planting ⓘ personal conversion ⓘ
governingBody	House of Bishops of the Church of Uganda ⓘ Provincial Assembly of the Church of Uganda ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Kampala ⓘ
languageUsed	English ⓘ Luganda ⓘ other local Ugandan languages ⓘ
leaderTitle	Archbishop of Uganda ⓘ Primate of the Church of Uganda ⓘ
liturgicalTradition	Anglican liturgy ⓘ
mainBodyOf	Anglicanism in Uganda ⓘ
memberOf	Global Anglican Future Conference ⓘ Anglican Communion networks ⓘ surface form: Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches
missionFocus	education ⓘ evangelism ⓘ health care ⓘ social development ⓘ
orientation	conservative on sexuality ⓘ
partOf	Anglican Communion ⓘ surface form: worldwide Anglican Communion
positionOnSameSexMarriage	opposed ⓘ
primaryTerritory	Uganda ⓘ
region	East Africa ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
socialInfluence	significant influence on Ugandan society ⓘ
socialRole	major provider of health services in Uganda ⓘ
stanceOnWomenOrdination	has women in church leadership roles ⓘ ordains women as priests ⓘ
theologicalOrientation	Protestant ⓘ evangelical Anglican ⓘ
typeOfOrganization	non-profit religious organization ⓘ
worshipStyle	evangelical ⓘ liturgical ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anglican rite → usedBy → Church of Uganda ⓘ

Church Missionary Society → influenced → Church of Uganda ⓘ

Anglicanism (broadly) → hasMajorBranch → Church of Uganda ⓘ

subject surface form: Anglicanism

Namirembe Cathedral → affiliation → Church of Uganda ⓘ

Namirembe Cathedral → ownedBy → Church of Uganda ⓘ

Namirembe Hill → hasLandmark → Church of Uganda ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglican Church of Uganda provincial offices

Baganda → majorChristianDenomination → Church of Uganda ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglican Church of Uganda

Anglican realignment → strongSupportFrom → Church of Uganda ⓘ