Sheldon Mwesigwa

Fred Sheldon Mwesigwa (born 29 September 1962) is an Anglican bishop in Uganda and he is the current 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. Although he desired to go to university, his A-level scores were one point too low to enter, so in 1983, he studied at Kakoba Teachers Training College instead. 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." On July 6, Mwesigwa and his mother converted to Christianity after hearing a sermon at church.

The following year, he decided to pursue Christian ministry and enrolled at Bishop Tucker Theological College, know known as Uganda Christian University Mukono. In 1990, he received a bachelor's degree in divinity and was ordained as a priest. He then became a chaplain and the deputy headmaster of Kibubura Girls’ School, where he met his wife, who was the Scripture union leader at the time.