Bishop Frederick Drandua - TUALU

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I liked my Parish Priest very much. He left me free to exploit my initiatives and would appreciate and support me, as I liked to do so many new things. This helped me to appreciate my early life in the priesthood 58 . 2.7 HIS LIFE IN ULEPPI In 1973 Frederick Drandua was transferred to his home parish at Uleppi to assist Fr. Gerry Uyuru (RIP) who was newly appointed at Uleppi parish to replace Fr. Nazereno Inya (RIP) and Fr. Pierino Madrwa. Fr.Inya, who had been the parish priest was appointed to Alokolum as a spiritual director and Fr. Pierino Madrwa curate, was sickly and was taken to Kalongo hospital. Fr. Gerry did not know the language and so Frederick was sent to help him. 59 Bishop Frederick recalls that with his old friend from Pokea, they matched very well at Uleppi. Due to their poor economic status they started to cultivate food stuffs. They grew cassava, potatoes and tomatoes and sold them at Bondo barracks. This raised for them enough money. They also cultivated tobacco and sugarcane to earn more cash. They taught the Christians to work hard so as to create a self- supporting church as he recalls: We had an aim and a project of uplifting the lifestyle and standards of our people in Uleppi, Catholics, Protestants and everybody 60 . They established that every Catholic chapel in Uleppi was to have at least a cow and some goats. Chapels were to give one goat each as a contribution to the parish centre. He recalls that as a result at one time they had twenty cows and three hundred goats at the parish centre and that they produced plenty of food to eat and for sell. However these projects could not continue when he was transferred to Pokea as Fr. Gerry remained alone at the Parish with heavy pastoral work at hand. 61 24
Before he went to Pokea Seminary to teach, Frederick joined the then only National Teacher’s College at Kyambogo in 1974 where he studied history, religious education and professional courses. Unfortunately, he had to terminate the course in mid 1975 to become the Rector of Pokea Seminary as there was an acute demand that called for an immediate response from him 62 . 2.8 HIS LIFE IN POKEA. Frederick started his work in Pokea Seminary as the Rector in July 1975. He was joined in the following year by Fr. John Baptist Odama (Now Archbishop of Gulu) as the Vice-Rector. Besides, there were Fr. Kassiano Egima, Fr. Romano Maphua, Fr. Piergiogio Rossi, Mr. Madrangu Lawrence, Mr. Levua Anthony, Mr Etria Titus, Mr Drapari Celcius and other members of teaching and support staff 63 . With these staff, Frederick tried his best to organise and lead well the work of the Seminary, as Adroza Pio, along serving support staff in Pokea seminary from 1960 to date, observes: Federiko nga azi akporu tiecitasi eri vini ama azibaru dii ra, atii vini ndra ama saaru 64 . This meant that Frederick worked very hard, he understood the problems of his staff and he could readily give support to those in problems. Etria Titus, a long serving teaching staff of Pokea Seminary from the 1970s to date, observes: Frederick was a co-operative, sympathetic and had a good judgement. He never took disagreements as grudges. He raised the standards of the Seminary and promoted many students to join the major Seminary 65 . 25
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