Albert Edward Baharagate Akiiki
# Albert Edward Baharagate Akiiki

Albert Edward Baharagate Akiiki (25 February 1930 – 5 April 2023) 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.

On 9 March 1991, Baharagate resigned as Bishop of Hoima. In his later life, he lived as Bishop Emeritus of Hoima.

## Death

Baharagate Akiiki died at Nsambya hospital in Kampala, on 5 April 2023, at the age of 93.

