Rev. Fr. Prof. Odubuker Picho Epiphany

Rev. Fr. Prof. Dr. Odubuker Picho Epiphany has contributed to higher education and Catholic Church leadership in Uganda, especially in educational administration, financial management and institutional governance. As a member of the founding Task Force he helped establish Muni University. As University Secretary and Accounting Officer, and later as Deputy Vice Chancellor (Finance and Administration), he has strengthened financial planning, procurement, administration, infrastructure, policy development and compliance, and secured significant funding for the University and its buildings.

Scholar and teacher

He has taught educational administration, research methods, public procurement and higher-education governance at Makerere University, the Uganda Management Institute and Muni University. He supervises PhD and master's students, examines postgraduate research externally — including at the Uganda Management Institute — and serves as a policy adviser, governance consultant and mentor. He is a Senior Scholar at the University of Lusaka.

He has published on educational management and governance, written strategic plans, policies and training frameworks, and authored key church documents, including the Chairman Document and the History of the Missionaries of Jesus the Divine Master (MIDM). He has trained in monitoring and evaluation, project management, corporate governance, financial management in higher education, procurement reform and ISO 9000 quality management.

Church leadership

Fr. Odubuker is Superior General of the Missionaries of Jesus the Divine Master (MIDM), offering both spiritual and administrative leadership.