Bishop Paul Kalanda passes away

By Juliet Lukwago           

Retired Bishop Paul Kalanda, Emeritus of Fort-Portal and Moroto Catholic Dioceses, has died.  The Bishop died last night in Masaka.

Bishop Kalanda, since his retirement, has been living at his home diocese in Villa-Maria parish.

The 88-year- old retired Bishop took pride in dedicating his life to serving the Catholic Church.

His pillar over the years, lay in the Biblical verse: Joshua 1: 5; “No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you.”

Priests of Villa-Maria Parish pose for a photography with Bishop Paul Kalanda, formerly of Fort-Portal Diocese,  while still alive. PHOTO/JULIET LUKWAGO

Kalanda, a strong and cheerful bishop who spoke eight languages including Luganda, his mother tongue; Kiswahili, Runyoro-Rutooro, Karimojong, Latin, English, French, and Italian, served in various dioceses in Uganda before his retirement in 2005.

Under the care of Masaka Diocese, he continued to serve the church and help the Bishop whenever the need arose.

Kalanda was born in 1927 to Simon Ziryawukanya Kalanda and Agnes Nakachwa in Buwunde Village near Kindu in Kyanamukaaka Sub-county, Masaka District.