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KOTIDO - Bishop Dominic Eibu has Saturday been consecrated and installed as the bishop of Kotido Diocese at the celebrations held at St. Daniel Comboni Primary School.

Vice President Jessica Alupo presided over the function and represented President Yoweri Museveni. 

Bishop Eibu (C) has replaced Filippo Giseppe, who reach the retirement age. (Credit: Godfrey Ojore)

Bishop Eibu replaced Filippo Giseppe and the Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda, Archbishop Luigi Bianco was in attendance with a host of several bishops and Archbishops.

Who is Bishop Eibu

A last born in a family of nine siblings, Bishop Eibu was raised by his elder brother, John Michael Engwaru, a retired police officer.

Engwaru revealed that bishop Eibu loved hunting but remained a bright child throughout his education cycle.

Vice President Jessica Alupo (Pictured) presided over the function and represented President Yoweri Museveni. (Credit: PPU)

“I’m proud of him and I am grateful to God that He has elevated him. My efforts to pay his fees have not been in vain, glory be to God,” Engwaru said.

Bishop Eibu’s appointment got him serving at sacred hearts church Sakakini in Cairo. He returned to prepare for his consecration where he lived in the Soroti diocese that groomed him.

Bishop Dominic Eibu being consecrated. (Credit: PPU)

He replaces Bishop Giuseppe Filippi who reached the canonical age limit.

Education background

He obtained his Uganda Certificate of Education at Moroto High School in 1990 and Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education at Apostles of Jesus Seminary, Moroto, in 1993.

Diploma in Philosophical and Religious Studies (Queen of Apostles Philosophical Centre, Jinja, 1996)

Bishop Eibu hugs Archbishop Luigi Bianco after his consecration and installation as the bishop of Kotido Diocese on Saturday afternoon. (Credit: Godfrey Ojore)

Baccalaureate in Philosophy, Pontifical Urban University, 1996.

Baccalaureate in Theology, Pontifical Gregorian University, 2002, Licentiate in Arabic and Islamic Studies, Pontifical Institute of Arabic Studies and Islamology, 2005, with the Thesis on Religious Freedom in Islam

Religious Profession and Ordination

Temporal Vows Profession, Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus, in Namugongo, 16th May 1998, Perpetual Profession, Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus, Rome, 12th January 2002 and Diaconal Ordination, Rome, 9th March 2002.

Vice President Jessica Alupo hands a gift to the newly installed bishop of Kotido Diocese Dominic Eibu as state minister for ethics Rose Lilly Akello looks on. (Credit: Godfrey Ojore)

Priesthood Ordination, Lwala, Soroti, 15th August 2002 by the Bishop of Soroti Erasmus Desiderius Wandera. 

Wandera died last year in December after meeting him.

Wandera did not live to witness today’s consecration as he did with Eciru in Soroti three years ago.

Work held

Director of Comboni Primary School, Khartoum, 2005-2016, Vice provincial superior, Comboni Province of Khartoum, 2008-2013.

A nun greets Bishop Eibu. (Credit: Godfrey Ojore)

Member of the College of Consultors, Khartoum Archdiocese, 2013-2016, member and secretary of the Council of Priests, Khartoum Archdiocese, 2013 – 2016.

Secretary of Education Office, Khartoum Archdiocese, 2013-2016, director of Sacred Heart Church School, Sakakini, Cairo, 2017-2018.

Member of the Education Committee of the UNHCR (Education Working Group), 2017-2020, member of the Committee of Organisations collaborating with the UNHCR (Inter-Agency Working Group), 2017 until the present date.

Bishop Eibu being prayed for.

Member of the College of Consultors of the Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria, Egypt, 2020 until the present date, Vice provincial Superior, Comboni Province of Egypt-Sudan, 2020 – until the present date.

Parish Priest, Sacred Heart Church Sakakini, Cairo, November 2020 until the present.

Languages

Bishop Eibu, speaks English, Italian, Arabic and French while the local languages he is fluent in include Kumam, Ateso, Lango, Acholi, Ngakarimojong, Luganda and Kiswahili.

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Below is a highlight of the rest of pictures;

Christian praying

The clergy praying.

Hundreds graced the event.

Alupo gifts Bishop Eibu

VP Alupo praying.

Cultural dancers entertain guests.

VP Alupo welcomed on her arrival.

Vice President arrives for the function.