TANZANIA: PM leads MPs to Pay the Last Respect for Bishop Isuja

Prime Minister Majaliwa Kasimu Majaliwa
laying flower on grave of Bishop Isuja

The Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania, His Excellency Majaliwa Kasimu Majaliwa, led Members of Parliament and other Government Officials to pay their last respect to the late Bishop Mathias Isuja Joseph, Bishop Emeritus of Dodoma Diocese, who was buried on April 20^th, 2016, at St Paul of the Cross Cathedral.

Speaking on the behalf of the President of Tanzania, Dr. John Pombe Magufuli, the Prime Minister said the government of Tanzania is joining the Catholic Church in mourning the death of Bishop Isuja. “The late bishop has gone at the time his wisdom is urgently needed for the growth of the nation,” he said adding that “We will miss him for sure but the government will ensure that the good works of the late Bishop continue.”

The President of Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) Rt. Rev Tarcisio Ngalalekumtwa said that the late Bishop worked tirelessly the time he was the TEC Chairman of Finance to ensure that TEC becomes self-reliant.

The Archbishop of the Dodoma, Most Rev. Beatus Kinyaiya, urged all believers to imitate the late Bishop Isuja’s commitment to education and development. “Late Bishop Isuja was not afraid of death and that is why he was able to prepare himself,” he said.

The Requiem Mass was led by Archbishop Beatus Kinyaiya while the rite for funeral was led by the TEC President, Rt. Rev. Tarcisio Ngalalekumtwa.

By AMECEA Online News Reporter Dodoma, Tanzania