Cardinal Wamala also used the same function to celebrate his 40 years of episcopal services, having become the first Bishop of Kiyinda-Mityana Diocese on November 22, 1981
Fare-thee-well Archbishop Lwanga
Friday April 09 2021
Catholic bishops at the grave during the burial of Archbishop Lwanga at Rubaga Cathedral in Kampala yesterday. PHOTO/DAVID LUBOWA
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In a condolence message read by Vice President Edward Ssekandi, President Museveni described Archbishop Lwanga as a humble and faithful servant of God whose noble actions and wise counsel facilitated the growth of the Christian faith in Uganda and beyond.
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Rubaga Cathedral yesterday exploded into loud wails and outpouring of emotions as the casket bearing the remains of late Kampala Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga was lowered into a crypt inside the Church.
The cathedral pews and the marques on the church grounds teemed with mourners who braved the scorching sun to witness the burial of a man revered as generous and pragmatic shepherd.
The life, times of Archbishop Cyprian Lwanga (1953-2021)
Thursday April 08 2021
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One of my oldest letters is from the then bishop of Kasana Luweero, Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, then a freshly installed Bishop and former chancellor of Kampala Archdiocese. It may be the only letter from a Catholic bishop I have, I perhaps only met him sporadically in the ensuing years. As he settled into the seat of the archbishop he gave particularly long sermons to connect with his congregation. In his latter years, he adopted a new matter-of-factly style. As the last polls neared recently, he actually took an aggressive stance, challenging the State for its high-handed approach to its opponents. The fire under his seat made it difficult to say otherwise as many Catholic priests, especially in the Central region openly supported a new face on Uganda’s political scene Robert Sentamu Kyagulanyi, itself a first. But in between his ordination as bishop, appointment as archbishop
Daily Monitor
Tuesday April 06 2021
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When he first arrived at Kasana-Luweero, Dr Lwanga met with obstacles and major challenges, especially those associated with war-torn areas.
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On December 16, 1996, as Kampala Archdiocese priests numbering about 150 were having a picnic and enjoying the cool breeze of Lake Victoria at Nabinoonya Beach, Kisubi, then Archbishop of Kampala Emmanuel Cardinal Wamala made a very important announcement.
He revealed that Pope John Paul II had decided to reduce the size of the vast Kampala Archdiocese, carving out two new dioceses of Lugazi and Kasana-Luweero.
The pope had also appointed auxiliary Bishop Mathias Ssekamaanya to head the new diocese of Lugazi, while the cardinal’s private secretary, Msgr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, had been elevated to a bishop and chosen to take over at Kasana-Luweero.
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