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The late Metropolitan Jonah Lwanga is set to be laid to rest on Monday next week according to an announcement by the Orthodox Church. Sylvester Kisitu, the Gulu and Eastern Uganda Orthodox Bishop made the announcement at a press conference on Wednesday.According to Bishop Kisitu, Lwanga’s body will arrive in the country from Greece on Saturday morning. He confirmed that ...

Orthodox Archbishop Makarios from Nairobi has been appointed the caretaker and overseer of Metropolitan Jonah Lwanga. He died on Sunday evening at the age of 76. Mr. John Kibuuka one of the administrators of the Orthodox Church in Uganda revealed the development. He also revealed that the late prelate left for Athens, Greece, for his pastoral work about two months ...

The Uganda Orthodox Church yesterday Sunday confirmed the death of their leader, Bishop Yonah Lwanga. The man of God is said to have succumbed to cancer in Athens, Greece where he was undertaking treatment. Bishop Yonah Lwanga’s death follows the death of other religious leaders such as Bishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga and Sheikh Nuhu Muzaata. Bishop Lwanga’s jurisdiction fell over ...