Paul Kamuza Bakyenga, the Archbishop Emeritus of Mbarara has passed away at 79- years of age.
The news of his demise was confirmed by Rev Fr Charles Mutabaruka, the communications director of the Mbarara Archdiocese. Archbishop Bakyenga passed away this morning at Nsambya Hospital in Kampala, where he had gone for his regular check-ups. Fr Mutabaruka noted that further details regarding the prelate’s passing will be shared at a later time.
Archbishop Bakyenga was born in Bumbaire, Igara, Bushenyi district in 1944. He dedicated his life to a distinguished career in the clergy, serving as a priest for 52 years and as a bishop for 34 years. He was ordained as a priest in Mbarara in 1971 at the age of 27. Later, at the age of 44, he was appointed the Coadjutor Bishop of Mbarara, positioning him to succeed Bishop John Baptist Kakubi.
“The Most Rev. Lambert Bainomugisha, the Archbishop of Mbarara, with dee sorrow announces the death of the Most Rev Pal K Bakyenga, the Archbishop Emeritus of Mbarara which occurred on 18 July 2023 at Nsambya Hospital,” reads a death announcement by the Archdiocese of Mbarara.
“The burial arrangements will be communicated later. Let us pray for the peaceful repose of his soul.”
“The Most Rev. Lambert Bainomugisha, the Archbishop of Mbarara, with dee sorrow announces the death of the Most Rev Pal K Bakyenga, the Archbishop Emeritus of Mbarara which occurred on 18 July 2023 at Nsambya Hospital,” reads a death announcement by the Archdiocese of Mbarara.
“The burial arrangements will be communicated later. Let us pray for the peaceful repose of his soul.”
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