ST. PAUL’S SEMINARY LAUNCHES CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ADMINISTRATION BLOCK

St. Paul’s Seminary Rushoroza has today Wednesday, April 30, 2025 launched the construction of two storeyed multi-purpose building which is estimated to cost 1.52bn shillings. The ground breaking ceremony was led by Msgr. John Vianney Sunday, Vicar General of Kabale Diocese who also doubles as the chairperson of the Advisory Board of St. Paul’s Seminary.

Fr. Tumushime Augustine, the Rector of St. Paul’s Seminary thanked the Advisory Board for permitting the construction of the new administration block and cited challenged that the seminary had in terms of offices. He welcomed the Vicar General to the ground breaking and launch of the construction and thanked the contractor for taking up the responsibility for which he agreed to have finished the ground work in four months.

He noted that the seminary has not been having decent offices and examination Hall given that fact that the number of students has increased in the recent years. The main Hall was becoming too small for all the students. The seminary also had a small board room, but the new administration block will have a big one enough. He said the Seminary administration was grateful to God, the Bishop of Kabale Diocese, Seminary Advisory Board, parents, Old Boys and all the well-wishers for the support and he appeal for more, now that the construction works have officially commenced.

The funds which are there are enough to help us finish the foundation phase. On St. Paul’s Day, we shall mobilize more funds and appeal for support to bring up the real structure. However, without the intervention of God, man builds in vain. That is why we have this ceremony of ground breaking, preceded by a prayer and blessing – Fr. Augustine Tumushime.

Mr. Mucunguzi Anatoli, the Director of Archcivil Contractors and Builders Limited explained that the foundation phase is expected to take 4 months and the building will be up. This multi-purpose building is a storied with two levels. The ground floor will accommodate 11 offices, 6 wash rooms and the staff room. The first floor will accommodate the main hall and board room and 6 washrooms.  The project is estimated to cost 1.52 bn shillings including external works, paving, and compound beatification.

In the contract document we signed, we agreed and are committed to hit our target as usual and we are able and to perform to our excellence, not ready to compromise our work or materials – Mucunguzi Anatoli, Director of Archcivil Contractors and Builders Ltd.

In his remarks, Msgr. John Vianney Sunday, Vicar General of Kabale Diocese and Chairperson Seminary Advisory Board expressed gratitude to God who has enabled the Seminary to register achievements day by day. He said that every time the seminary and other institutions of the Diocese take a step is “not because we are not so powerful or most intelligent, but we are helped by the hand of the Risen Lord.”

We thank God in a particular way for St. Paul’s Seminary and the strides we are taking every day to have many achievements. Today, we thank him for this building whose construction is beginning and we know that with his help, we shall accomplish it – Msgr. John Vianney Sunday.

Msgr. John Vianney handed over the contract files to Mr. Mucunguzi Anatoli, Director of Archcivil Contractors and Builders Limited to officially begin the construction woks and later blessed the site with sprinkling of Holy Water followed by ground breaking.