By Gilbert Akampa Kakurugu and Leonard Kamugisha Akida,
MBARARA
The Archbishop of Mbarara Archdiocese, His Grace Rt Rev. Lambert Bainomugisha on Sunday (August 27) ordained nine priests and 13 deacons at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Nyamitanga Cathedral in Mbarara city.
The ordination started with a procession at exactly 10am with candidates for Priestly and diaconate ordination, priests matching to the Holy Altar in celebration of Holy Mass.
The candidates were later presented to the Archbishop to confess their obligations to shepherd God’s flock by their parents.
Prostration of the grooms followed with all candidates for both Priestly and Diaconate ordination laying on the floor (prostrating) to allow the Holy spirit to descend upon them in their humility to give them a new ministerial character ready to submit to the will of God.
The Archbishop later blessed each one of them and gave them religious instruments to help them in their new pastor journey. They were also blessed by all priests present.
BUNDIBUGYO
Meanwhile, as the priestly Ordination was going on at Nyamitanga, in Rwenzori Church of Uganda Diocese, Archbishop Steven Kazimba Mugalu was also consecrating Rev. Barnabas Tibaijuka as the new Bishop of West Rwenzori.
Bishop Tibaijuka was consecrated in a service held at St Barnabas Cathedral in Bundibugyo district amid spiritual allulation from the congregation.
Speaking at the consecration service, Archbishop Dr. Samuel Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu assured Bishop Tibaijuka of prayers and other support in his mission as bishop.
In attendance was the Omudhingiya wa Rwenzururu Kingdom in Bundibugyo district, Martin Agoyi Kamya among other notable guests.
