The Apostolic Nunciature of Uganda has announced the appointment of Rev. Fr. Dominic Eibu as the new bishop of Kotido diocese.
According to the Apostolic Nuncio of Uganda, Luigi Bianco, Eibu was appointed by Pope Francis on October 25, 2022.
Eibu replaces Rt Rev Guiseppe Filippi who after serving since 2009, resigned upon reaching the canonical age limit.
Accordingly, Bishop Filippi will be serving as the apostolic administrator of Kotido Diocese until the day of the canonical possession of the new bishop.
”The Apostolic Nunciature desires to congratulate the new Bishop Rt Rev Dominic Eibu, M.C.C.J and to invoke abundant blessings upon his pastoral ministry. Many thanks to Rt Rev Guiseppe Filippi, M.C.CJ for his generous service as Bishop of Kotido since 2009,” the statement from the Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda reads.
Who is Rev. Fr Dominic Eibu?
Rev. Fr Dominic was born on 30 April 1970 in Lwala, Soroti Catholic Diocese, Uganda.
He gave his perpetual vows on January 12, 2002 and was ordained a priest on August 15, 2002. He was subsequently awarded a licentiate in Arabic and Islamic studies in Cairo, Egypt, and then at the Pontifical Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies in Rome.
Studies:
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
Diaconal Ordination, Rome, 9th March 2002
Priesthood Ordination, Lwala, Soroti, 15th August 2002 by the Bishop of Soroti Erasmus Desiderius Wandera
Ministries and Offices he held:
Languages: English, Italian, Arabic, French; local languages: Kumam, Ateso, Lango, Acholi, Ngakarimojong, Luganda, Kiswahili.
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