Thursday, August 18, 2011

Inside 100 Years Of Priesthood

Inside 100 Years Of Priesthood
From New Vision (Africa)The highest Ugandans to be ordained priests were Victor Mukasa Womeraka and Bazilio Lumu. They were ordained at Villa-Maria Political unit in Masaka District by Bishop Henri Streicher, later Reverend Apostolic of Northern Nyanza, on June 29, 1913.The two priests were covert hidden Bungalow Maria Cathedral, plug up to originator bishops Streicher and Adrian Ddungu.How it happenedAccording to the book A Film of African Priests, by the late Fr. John Mary Waliggo, Streicher met adequate of barricade formerly he not compulsory training Africans voguish priesthood. But he is quoted as having responded: "To get one restricted priest is, for me, excellent key than converting 10,000 people."The two priests were between the highest six seminarians who were admitted at a new academy at Rubaga in Kampala, until that time it was relocated to Kisubi, close Entebbe. Laer, it was later relocated to Biikira, Kyotera in Masaka, to Bukalasa and most recently to Katigondo in 1911.According to Waliggo, Streicher introduced a tradition, which continues to this day popular ordinations. Just one time the highest ordination, which was immensely attended, he knelt down until that time the two pleasing priests to glaring their blessing.Excellent here-http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/644528-inside-100-years-of-priesthood.html