Albert Edward Baharagate Akiiki
Albert Edward Baharagate Akiiki was a Ugandan Roman Catholic priest who served as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hoima. He was appointed bishop of Hoima on 7 July 1969 and he resigned on 9 March 1991.
Background and priesthood
Baharagate was born on 25 February 1930, in Nyamigisa village, in present-day Masindi District, in Bunyoro sub-region, in the Western Region of Uganda. He was ordained a priest on 7 December 1958.As bishop
He was appointed Bishop of Hoima on 7 July 1969 and was consecrated a bishop at Hoima on 1 August 1969 by Pope Paul VI, assisted by Archbishop Sergio Pignedoli, Titular Archbishop of Iconium and Archbishop Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga, Archbishop of Archdiocese of Kampala.At the time of his entronement as Bishop, Baharagate had just returned from Rome ready to be deployed as a parish priest.
On 9 March 1991, Baharagate resigned as Bishop of Hoima and was replaced by Deogratius Muganwa Byabazaire after serving the diocese for 22 years. Baharagate at the age of 61, 14 years hitting the mandatory retirement age recommended Canon Law which is 75 years.
In his later life, he lived as Bishop Emeritus of Hoima.