Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | After decades ‘sheltering’ in what was originally St Peter’s College Chapel in Nyangole, the Tororo Archdiocese will mark the 10th anniversary of Dr Emmanuel Obbo as Archbishop by starting to build a new cathedral.
Archbishop Dr Obbo revealed the news that excited Christians on Sunday, at Holy Mass at St Kizito Primary School in Kampala, which was part of his Pastoral visit to the “virtual parish” of Tororo Archdiocese Development Association of the Laity (TADAL). He was joined on this Pastoral visit by Bishop of Kotido – Rt. Rev. Dominic Eibu.
Dr Obbo revealed that for the last 10 years, it has been hard explaining to foreign visitors, that their current Cathedral was the seat of the Archbishop of Tororo Archdiocese.
He said many visitors were unhappy that Tororo has the smallest cathedral in the country. Since there were many voices making the call for a new home, he had concluded that “the voice of the people is the voice of God.”
“It was a challenge, so we had to think about building a new office and new cathedral. We opted for offices first, which are now done,” he said.
“We have done all the preliminary work to start building the cathedral. Now we need to put that in practice. All Basic Christian Communities are already giving us cement – in kind or cash,” the Archbishop said. The multi-billion cathedral will be built on Kwapa road in Tororo.
