Erasmus Desiderius Wandera

Erasmus Desiderius Wandera (16 April 1930 – 8 December 2022) was a Ugandan Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Soroti from 29 March 1981 until 27 June 2007.

Wandera died on 8 December 2022 at the age of 92.

Background and priesthood
Wandera was born on 16 April 1930 in Dabani, in present-day Busia District, in the Eastern Region of Uganda. On 27 December 1956, he was ordained a priest. He served as a priest until 29 November 1980.

As bishop
Wandera was appointed Bishop of Soroti on 29 November 1980 and was consecrated a bishop on 29 March 1981, by Cardinal Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga, Archbishop of Kampala, assisted by Bishop James Odongo, Bishop of Tororo, and Archbishop Henri Lemaître†, Titular Archbishop of Tongres. Wandera served as bishop until 2007. On 27 Jun 2007, Bishop Erasmus Desiderius Wandera retired. He passed on the feast of the Immaculate Conception on 8 December 2022.