Jubilation and happiness as West Ankole gets new bishop
It’s a new dawn at West Ankole Diocese in Western Uganda gets a new bishop. Rt. Rev. Johnson Twinomujuni was yesterday consecrated and installed as the 4th Bishop of West Ankole Diocese at Bweranyangi, Bushenyi.
The Consecration Service was presided over by His Grace the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Dr. Stanley Ntagali. The Main celebrant was Rt. Rev Dr. Sheldon Mwesigye, the Bishop of East Ankole Diocese.
Bishop Sheldon had a brilliant outing as he kept the Christians in good cheer cracking a good joke here and there and yet adhering to the order of service which remarkably ended at 12.45PM.
Bishop Johnson Twinomujuni takes over from Retired Bishop Yona Katonene whose reign caused sharp divisions in the diocese and almost led to a breakaway diocese.
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni was the chief guest and this is what he told the gathering, “I congratulate the diocese of West Ankole for getting themselves out of chaos that has been prevailing and electing a new bishop from among themselves.
I was happy to learn that the Christians have united this time and elected a bishop.
Bweranyangi Girls Secondary School where the function happened is familiar territory. In 1965, I was offered a temporary teaching job here by the head teacher, Ms Hall.
On the development front, the government has already identified a contractor to reconstruct the Katunguru-Ishaka road that is in terrible state.
I thank the archbishop for talking about improving household income. I appeal to the church leadership to establish parish based poverty eradication programmes, that can work in tandem with Operation Wealth Creation.
People of Bushenyi should desist from encroaching on wetlands. I have talked to the leaders here so that we find a way of restoring the ones already destroyed but no more encroachment should happen”.
