The Catholic Church in Bukoba is among the institutions seriously affected by the Bukoba quake which hit the region at the end of last week. The Earth quake was said to have weighed 5.7 Richter scale, the largest in recent times.
According to the Auxilliary Bishop of Bukoba, Rt. Rev. Method Kilaini the earth quake caused damage to two Bishop’s Houses; Parish Buildings; Priests’ houses, Schools and St Augustine University of Tanzania –SAUT – Bukoba Campus among others.
Bishop Kilaini said that the damage also affected the oldest Church in the Region, Our Lady of Seven Sorrows, Kashozi. This church was built between 1892 and 1897. It suffered serious cracks that would necessitate its reconstruction.