Uganda’s Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala is not eligible to vote for a new pope to replace Pope Francis.
Pope Francis died on Easter Monday. He was aged 88.
He will be laid to rest at the weekend.
In a period between 10 and 20 days after Pope Francis’ funeral, his successor pope will be elected.
A pope is elected by cardinals. There are about 250 cardinals in total.
However, since the reign of Pope Paul VI in 1975, an age limit for cardinals has meant that those aged 80 and above are not eligible to vote. This means that only about 135 cardinals will be able to vote for the new pope.
The ineligible over age limit cardinals are not obliged to even be around the Sistine Chapel when the conclave convenes for the election of a new pope.
But for those who choose to be near the chapel, they are asked to support those voting with prayer.
Uganda’s Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala is one of the over 110 cardinals who will not be allowed to vote because they are aged 80 and above.
Born on December 15, 1926, Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala is 98 years old.
Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Luigi Bianco has confirmed that Uganda will indeed not take part in the papal conclave since Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala is above the canonical age limit.
CARDINAL EMMANUEL WAMALA PROFILE
Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala, Archbishop emeritus of Kampala, (Uganda), was born on 15 December 1926 at Kamaggwa, in the parish of Lwaggulwe in the Diocese of Masaka.
His father, Cosma Kyamera and his mother, Theresa Nnamayanja, were blessed by the birth of 10 children, two of whom died while still babies. Of the eight remaining children (five boys and three girls) two became priests, one a religious and the others married.
He went to the elementary school of Kalisizo and Bakira for four years, before he entered Bukalasa Minor Seminary in 1942. After seven years in Bukalasa, he attended the National Major Seminary of Katigondo from 1949 to 1955. He gained pastoral experience in Kabula parish in the Masaka Diocese. In September 1956, he was sent to Rome for further study at the Pontifical Urban University, where he obtained a licentiate in theology. He was ordained priest on 21 December 1957, in Rome.
After his ordination, Archbishop Wamala continued his studies at the Gregorian University in Rome (1958-1960) earning a licentiate in social sciences. He returned to Uganda in 1960.
For two years after returning to Uganda in 1960, Emmanuel Wamala worked at the parish of Villa Maria which then functioned as the Diocesan School Supervisor in the Diocese of Masaka. From 1962 to 1964 he took a course in pedagogy at Makerere University, Kampala.
After gaining a diploma in pedagogy at Makerere University in 1964 he was sent to teach at Bukalasa Minor Seminary until 1968, when he was appointed chaplain of Makerere University. He held this post until 1974.
In 1974 he was named Vicar General of Masaka and at the same time for a certain period, parish priest of Nkoni (1975-1977) and of Kimaanya (1977-1979).
After his appointment as Bishop of Kiyinda-Mityana on 17 July 1981, on 22 November 1981 he was ordained by Cardinal Emmanuel Nsubuga.
On 21 June 1988 he was promoted to the rank of Coadjutor Bishop of Kampala. On 8 February 1990, he succeeded Cardinal Nsubuga.
Archbishop Emmanuel Wamala was President of the Episcopal Conference of Uganda (1986-1994).
He was also President of the Uganda Joint Christian Council.
Archbishop Wamala became the first Rector of the New Uganda Martyrs University, officially opened on 18 October 1993.
Archbishop emeritus of Kampala, 19 August 2006.
He participated in the conclave of April 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI.
Created and proclaimed Cardinal by St. John Paul II in the consistory of 26 November 1994, of the Title of S. Ugo (St. Hugh). – As recorded by Vatican Press.
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