A dedicated servant, not only to God, but to his country, and the world at large in various capacities as a deacon, priest, archbishop, cardinal, and senior citizen, Cardinal Wamala is a Ugandan Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Kampala from 1990-2006. In September 1956, he was sent to Rome for further studies at the Pontifical Urban University. He was the President of the Episcopal Conference of Uganda from 1986 until 1994. He also served as the President of the Uganda Joint Christian Council. He became the first Rector of the Uganda Martyrs University in 1993. The height of his priesthood was in November 1994, when Pope John Paul II elevated him to Cardinal, an honor that meant he was eligible to participate in a papal conclave- a gathering of the college of cardinals convened to elect a pope. And he did participate in the conclave that elected Pope Benedict VI in 2005.

He is Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala, he turns 99 years old this year. Cardinal Wamala teaches young people the value of humility, use of few words but holding a larger-than-life impact on many.