Silvanus Wani

Silvanus Goi Wani was an Anglican archbishop who served in Uganda.

Early life and career

Wani was ordained in 1944. He served in the Greater [Upper Nile|Upper Nile region] from 1942 to 1961, including two years as a Chaplain to the King's [African Rifles|King’s African Rifles] during World War Two.
He was diocesan secretary of Northern Uganda from 1961 to 1964. He was consecrated as an assistant bishop of Northern Uganda in 1964. He was translated to Madi and West Nile in 1969. He became archbishop in 1977, serving until 1983.
Wani died in 1998 in his home in Mvara.