Yona Okoth

Yona Okoth (1926–2001) was an Anglican archbishop in Uganda.

Okoth was born in Mando Village, Eastern Uganda and was educated at Buwalasi Theological College; he was ordained a priest in 1955 and attended St. Augustine College, Canterbury, England in 1963, where he graduated with a diploma in theology. In 1966, he studied at Wycliffe College at Toronto University, Canada, where he received a Licentiate in Theology.

He served in Mbale diocese (where he was Diocesan Treasurer) and was appointed Provincial Secretary of the then Church of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Boga-Zaire in 1965. He was also Provincial Secretary of the Anglican Church of Uganda from 1965 to 1972 when he was appointed Bishop of Bukedi.

In 1977, he left Uganda and went into self-exile to the United States out of frustration during the rule of dictator Idi Amin; during this time, he read for a Doctor of Divinity degree at Wycliffe College.

He was consecrated archbishop of Uganda in 1984 and was in office until 1995.

Family
He was married with nine children.