Bishop Mukwaya to be buried today
THE Bishop Emeritus of Kiyinda-Mityana Diocese, the Rt. Rev. Joseph Mukwaya, will be buried today in St Noa’s Chapel, which is in front of the Kiyinda Cathedral.<br>
By Luke Kagiri
THE Bishop Emeritus of Kiyinda-Mityana Diocese, the Rt. Rev. Joseph Mukwaya, will be buried today in St Noa’s Chapel, which is in front of the Kiyinda Cathedral.
“He talked to some people about it and we have to fulfill his wish,†the diocesan communications coordinator, Fr. Pontian Wamponya, said.
Mukwaya, who was 78-years-old, died of cancer in Nsambya Hospital on Thursday. He was first admitted to the hospital in April and discharged in July. Mukwaya, who had suffered from cancer since 2000, received surgery several times in Germany and Uganda.
He was the second bishop of Kiyinda-Mityana after Emmanuel Cardinal Wamala. He served between 1988 to 2004 when he retired.
Mukwaya was born in a family of six on September, 26, 1930, to Andrews Katula and Elizabeth Mubiito of Vvumba village in Kampala Archdiocese. After his primary education, he joined Nnyenga Minor Seminary before going to Ggaba Major Seminary.
He was ordained a priest on December, 18, 1960. After five years, he went to London for further studies where he obtained diplomas in social development and religious education. He later received a diploma in radio broadcasting at the AACC communications Centre in Zambia.
Mukwaya served the Catholic Church in many capacities, which included heading the social communications department at the Uganda Catholic Secretariat between 1968 and 1973 when he became the secretary of the AMECEA social communications office.
He also served on the executive board of the International Catholic Association for Radio and Television for seven years and was its vice-president for three years. He was ordained bishop on October 31, 1982, at Rubaga Cathedral.
Mukwaya’s successor, Bishop Joseph Anthony Zziwa of Kiyinda-Mityana, described Mukwaya as a man of strong faith.
“He suffered with the disease for so long, but his faith kept growing. His suffering was like that of biblical Job. Even up to the last time, he did not stop celebrating mass and reciting the rosary,†Zziwa said.
On Saturday, Luweero triangle state minister Nyombi Thembo delivered President Yoweri Museveni’s condolence message and sh2m to the bereaved.
THE Bishop Emeritus of Kiyinda-Mityana Diocese, the Rt. Rev. Joseph Mukwaya, will be buried today in St Noa’s Chapel, which is in front of the Kiyinda Cathedral.
“He talked to some people about it and we have to fulfill his wish,†the diocesan communications coordinator, Fr. Pontian Wamponya, said.
Mukwaya, who was 78-years-old, died of cancer in Nsambya Hospital on Thursday. He was first admitted to the hospital in April and discharged in July. Mukwaya, who had suffered from cancer since 2000, received surgery several times in Germany and Uganda.
He was the second bishop of Kiyinda-Mityana after Emmanuel Cardinal Wamala. He served between 1988 to 2004 when he retired.
Mukwaya was born in a family of six on September, 26, 1930, to Andrews Katula and Elizabeth Mubiito of Vvumba village in Kampala Archdiocese. After his primary education, he joined Nnyenga Minor Seminary before going to Ggaba Major Seminary.
He was ordained a priest on December, 18, 1960. After five years, he went to London for further studies where he obtained diplomas in social development and religious education. He later received a diploma in radio broadcasting at the AACC communications Centre in Zambia.
Mukwaya served the Catholic Church in many capacities, which included heading the social communications department at the Uganda Catholic Secretariat between 1968 and 1973 when he became the secretary of the AMECEA social communications office.
He also served on the executive board of the International Catholic Association for Radio and Television for seven years and was its vice-president for three years. He was ordained bishop on October 31, 1982, at Rubaga Cathedral.
Mukwaya’s successor, Bishop Joseph Anthony Zziwa of Kiyinda-Mityana, described Mukwaya as a man of strong faith.
“He suffered with the disease for so long, but his faith kept growing. His suffering was like that of biblical Job. Even up to the last time, he did not stop celebrating mass and reciting the rosary,†Zziwa said.
On Saturday, Luweero triangle state minister Nyombi Thembo delivered President Yoweri Museveni’s condolence message and sh2m to the bereaved.