By Florence Wesley
Whistles were blown by men, ululations were done by women and hands were clapped by all people who gathered in the hall of St. Louis (Monkey-Bay) parish on 26th November, 2022, to express their delight when Fr. Kingsley Tebulo was installed as a dean of Nankhwali deanery. “Now, we have our own dean!” This was loudly shouted by some people who were keenly watching this ceremony, when His Lordship, Montfort Stima, the bishop of the diocese of Mangochi, put a Biretta hat on the head of Fr. Tebulo. Many people came to witness this ceremony which took place within the celebration of the Eucharistic sacrifice whose main celebrant was Bishop Stima.
Speaking to the congregants who attended this ceremony, bishop Stima encouraged all Christians in the deanery of Nankhwali to be united and aim at building a self-reliant church in the deanery of Nankhwali. He also asked them to pray for their priests in their deanery including the newly installed dean and the bishop himself. He further said that though he (the bishop) will be visiting them in their respective parishes as pastoral visits, the dean will be representing him in other pastoral works in their deanery.
In his remarks, Fr. Tebulo who is also the parish priest of St. Louis (Monkey-Bay) parish thanked God for being elected as the dean of Nankwali deanery. He also asked the lay faithful in his territory to be united and move together.
The deanery of Nankhwali is made up of four parishes, which are St. Magdalene (Koche) parish, Our Lady of Victory (Nankhwali) parish, St. Louis (Monkey-Bay) parish, and St. Alexandro (Nankumba) parish.
