Daily Monitor
Monday April 05 2021
Christians in prayer at Christ the King Church in Kampala on Easter Sunday, April 04, 2021. Several christians are mourning after the demise of Kampala Archbishop Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga. PHOTO/ISMAIL KEZAALA
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As bishop of Kasana–Luweero Diocese, Dr Lwanga secured of the birthplace of Uganda martyr St Kizito for preservation as a religious holy ground.
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Christians in Kasana-Luweero have described the late Archbishop of Kampala, Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, as a champion of development in the diocese where he first served.
They hailed Archbishop Kizito Lwanga for promoting development projects in health and education sectors shortly after his consecration as the pioneer bishop of Kasana-Luweero in 1997.
Daily Monitor
Monday April 05 2021
Kampala Archbishop Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga was pronounced dead on Saturday April 3, 2021. PHOTO/FILE/COURTESY
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The results of the postmortem done on the body of Kampala Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga turned out inconclusive on the cause of the death, highly-placed sources said last night.
Sources with knowledge of the autopsy said the exercise was carried out jointly by the government and private pathologists sent by the Catholic Church.
Specialists, including Prof Michael Odida, consultant pathologis, Mukasa Nsereko and police pathologists witnessed or participated in the examination.
This newspaper was informed that the initial postmortem was done at Mulago National Referral Hospital mortuary on Saturday lasting into the late evening.
Archbishop Lwanga succumbed to Ischemic heart disease
Monday April 05 2021
Archbishop of Kampala Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga’s portrait during his requiem mass at Rubaga Cathedral on April 5, 2021. PHOTO/ STEPHEN OTAGE
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Archbishop Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga died from a heart condition that kills within 3-5 minutes, the post-mortem report states.
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The late Archbishop of Kampala Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga succumbed to Ischemic heart disease following coronary heart thrombosis, according to a post-mortem report from Mulago national referral hospital.
“This means a heart attack that is due to a blood clot that was found inside the artery that supplies blood to the heart,” Dr Andrew Ssekitoleko, the prelate s personal physician said through a report explaining the cleric’s tragic demise.
Daily Monitor
Monday April 05 2021
Archbishop of Kampala Cyprian Kizito Lwanga (centre) joins other clergy at Namirembe Cathedral during the Way of The Cross on Good Friday. PHOTO/STEPHEN OTAGE
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Kampala Archbishop, Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, had a lively participation in the public Way of the Cross on Good Friday, but to the shock of everyone, he never woke up from his sleep. He was 68. Our correspondent, Ritah Kemigisa, brings the prelate’s last public words, which he spoke on behalf of Uganda Joint Christian Council (UJCC), at the Anglican Namirembe Cathedral in Kampala.
“My message will be in three parts; the first part is for appreciation, the second one is on the history of the Uganda Joint Christian Council (UJCC), which organises this event of Good Friday every year, and the third will be our joint Easter message as religious leaders under the Council.
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At exactly 12:23pm on April 3, the bell at Rubaga Cathedral in Kampala was sounded until 1:30pm, signifying something had happened in the Church.
To those that are familiar with the Church tradition, it sent shivers down their spine. Yet many young people might not have known the significance of the sound. Here it is.
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