Archbishop To Be Buried Inside Lubaga Cathedral ; It is no news now that the deceased Kampala Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga will be buried on Thursday this week at Lubaga cathedral.
However, unlike the common practice of burying people outside , the archdiocese of Kampala says he will be laid to rest inside the church premises of Lubaga cathedral.
The announcement was made by the interim administrator, Msgr. Charles Kasibante .
He says the late Lwanga will be buried inside like 2 of his predecessors, making him the 3rd prelate to be buried inside the historic Cathedral.
The 1st prelate to be buried in there was Bishop Edouard Michaud, a Canadian Clergyman who was one of the priest missionaries known as White Fathers. He was the vicar Apostolic of Uganda from 1933 until he died in 1945.
The 2nd is Dr. Joseph Kiwanuka, the first native African to be ordained a Catholic bishop in modern times. He died in 1966 five years after his appointment as Archbishop of Rubaga.
Msgr Kasibante says Archbishop Lwanga will on Thursday between 2 of his ‘fore grandfathers on the right wing of the church ,behind the area reserved for the choir.
Archbishop To Be Buried Inside Lubaga Cathedral
It is a tradition of the church to bury (Arch)bishops in the cathedrals they served as long as they are worthy of it.
According to information obtained from different catholic church sites, in many cathedrals, there are areas called crypts already set aside to bury the prelate.
This concept of building crypts is said to have been drawn from the persecution of Christians and the believers who were buried in these caves when they died.
In the event when the cathedral can no longer accommodate more graves, the administration of the (arch)diocese can locate another site .
