He joined the Orthodox seminary in Nairobi, Kenya where he worked briefly in the library in 1985. From 1986 to 1995, he joined the University of Athens, School of Theology, Greece where he pursued a Bachelors of Theology and postgraduate course in Canon Law.
PRIESTHOOD
On July 1, 1995 he was ordained to the Deaconate by His Grace, Bishop Theodoros Kyrineos, now the patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, and then to the priesthood on February 1, 1996 by Metropolitan Iakovos of Argos and later that year he was honored with the title of Archimandrite.
Between 1996 and 1997, he served as the vicar general of the Holy Archdiocese of Kampala and All Uganda and a year later, he was assigned to serve as vicar general in the Holy Diocese of Bukoba, Tanzania between 1997 and 1999.
He was elected a bishop on November 24, 1999, and ordained on December 11, 1999, to serve in the Holy Diocese of Bukoba. He was elevated to the rank of a metropolitan on November 23, 2007, to serve in the Holy Metropolis of Mwanza and Western Tanzania.
On January 12, 2022, he was elected by the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa to be the archbishop of the Holy Metropolis of Kampala.
MUSEVENI PROMISES SUPPORT
Meanwhile, President Museveni has committed to support the developmental and humanitarian efforts of the Orthodox Church in Uganda.
The president was meeting a 22-member delegation of the Uganda Orthodox Church at State House Entebbe where he welcomed Metropolitan Muzeeyi.
“I am very happy to meet you and definitely, we shall support you,” Museveni said.
He promised to mobilise more resources from his Orthodox friends in countries like Russia and Egypt, to boost the ongoing projects like the construction of the Uganda Orthodox Cathedral at Lubya hill, in Lubaga division in Kampala. In May 2019, President Museveni donated Shs 300 million towards the same project.
“As we assume the leadership of Uganda Orthodox Church, we commit to support and work with you and your government to improve the quality of life of all Ugandans and to support you in all your development programs for the betterment of our Uganda as a country. We shall continue to pray for your good health and long life so that as a country, we continue to reap the fruits of your good leadership,” Muzeeyi said.
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