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In the United States, Lwanga is honored by St. Charles Anglican Cathedral in the Diocese of Cascadia. [16] In 2013, St. Cecilia Parish in Detroit, Michigan merged with St. Leo Parish and was renamed as St. Charles Lwanga Parish to represent the African American community in the inner-city of Detroit and continue Lwanga's legacy. [17]
Charles Lwanga (Luganda: Kaloli Lwanga; 1 January 1860 – 3 June 1886) was a Ugandan convert to the Catholic Church who was martyred with a group of his peers and is revered as a saint by both the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion.
Carl Lwanga and his companions. Carl Lwanga (or Charles Lwanga) (1865 – June 3, 1886) was a Ugandan Roman Catholic catechist martyred for his faith and revered as a saint in the Catholic Church. He was born in the kingdom of Buganda in the southern part of modern Uganda, and served as a page in the court of King Mwanga II.
Pope Benedict XV beatified Charles Lwanga, Matiya Mulumba, and their twenty companions on 6 June 1920, and Pope Paul VI canonized them on 18 October 1964. [35] In the ceremony of canonization of the Catholic martyrs, Pope Paul mentioned also the Anglicans, saying: "Nor, indeed, do we wish to forget the others who, belonging to the Anglican ...
St. Charles Lwanga 10400 Stoepel St., Detroit [3] St. Moses the Black Parish 1125 Oakman Blvd. Detroit [4] St. Peter Claver 13305 Grove St, Detroit Chapel ceiling collapsed in 2018 [5] [6] St. Suzanne - Our Lady Gate of Heaven 1962 19321 W. Chicago Ave., Detroit St. Suzanne parish was founded in 1946.
Saint Kizito (1872 – June 3, 1886) also known as Kizito Omuto, was one of the Martyrs of Uganda and the youngest martyr slain by the King Mwanga II of Buganda.He was baptized on 25/26 May 1886, by Charles Lwanga, the leader of Uganda's Christian community at the time, at Munyonyo, and burned alive on 3 June 1886 in Namugongo.
Lwanga is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Anthony Lwanga (born 1972), Kenyan footballer; Charles Lwanga (1860–1886), Ugandan convert to the Catholic Church; Cyprian Kizito Lwanga (1953–2021), Ugandan prelate; Elizabeth Lwanga, Ugandan activist; Jonah Lwanga (1945–2021), Ugandan prelate; Jimmy Lwanga, Ugandan politician
St. Charles Lwanga School (opened in 1971 from consolidation of St. Cecelia and St. Anne) St. Fidelis School; St. Francis de Paula; St. John of God; St. Mark the Evangelist (opened in 1984 from consolidation of St. Salomea and Holy Rosary) St. Peter Canisius School (closed 1990 [15]) St. Sebastian School