✳Father Engurait was born on August 28, 1971, in Ngora, Uganda. ✳ Attended St. Peter’s College in Tororo District, Uganda, ✳Studied at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, Louisiana. ✳ Received a bachelor’s degree at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda (1995), ✳Master of divinity from Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, …
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