MUKONGORO: In a scared and joyous event, Bishop Eciru Oliach ordained Rev. Deacon Christopher Olupot of St. Augustine Catholic Parish Mukongoro into Priesthood.
The event witnessed by the vice president Jessica Alupo marked a significant milestone in the spiritual journey of the ordinand, who dedicated years of theological study, spiritual formation, and preparation for his sacred calling.
During his sermon, Bishop Eciru Oliach urged the new priest to remain steadfast in his sacred duties of administering sacraments, preaching the word of God, and providing pastoral care to the faithful. “Use the gift of Priesthood to build the Kingdom of God. Cherish, guard, and use it according to the intentions of the donor,” Bishop Eciru said.
He boldly told Rev. Fr. Olupot that Priesthood is a divine calling, and that he should clearly know what he has entered into. “It tolerates no mediocrity. Be sane and sobber because you have a great task of saving God,” Eciru said.
The ordination was a solemn yet celebratory occasion, attended by a large gathering of clergy including Bishop of Kotido Dominic Eibu and Rt. Rev. Damiano Giulio Guzzetti, bishop of Moroto Diocese, family, friends, and faithful from across the Diocese. Vice President Alupo, in her remarks, congratulated the new priest and encouraged him to serve with humility and compassion.
She commended the Church’s contribution to building schools and hospitals and emphasized the importance of self-value and hard work. She urged Rev. Fr. Olupot, who has been posted in the Province of Italy with immediate effect to instil these values in the community and called upon the of the Diocese of Soroti to support and pray for him.
Rev. Fr. Olupot was born was born to John Olupot and Jane Amoit Olupot of Ariet-Otojima village in Kanyum county, Kumi district, on 17th July 1996Bufulubi present day Mayuge district. He attended Soroti Demonstration Primary School, Kabwele Primary School, St. Peter’s Seminary Madera and Mother Kevin Senior Secondary school for his A-levels.
Christopher met the Combonis in Jinja for the first time after he joined Mother Kevin SSS after becoming the school’s religious prefect. His formation journey began at Queen of Apostles Philosophy Centre Jinja, a Combonini Postulancy in 2015 where he pursued a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and graduated in May 2018.
He later joined Comboni Missionaries’ Novitiate Namugongo, where he made his first profession of the Temporal Vows. He was sent to the Comboni Missionaries’ Scholasticate in Naples in Italy, where he studied theology at Jesuits’ Pontifical Faculty of Theology of Southern Italy in Naples from September 2021 and graduated in June 2024.
