North Kigezi Diocesan Bishop Rt.Rev,Benon Magezi is Dead

By Anthony Kushaba

apearlnews.com

Rt.Rev.Benon Magezi,the north Kigezi diocesan Bishop is dead.

 The news of his dead was made public by the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda His Grace Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu in a statement issued by the Provincial Secretary Rev Canon William Ongeng indicating that , Bishop Benon Magezi died on 15th June after a short illness at Mbarara regional referral hospital.

 Consecrated and enthroned as Bishop on 8th January 2017 at Emmanuel Cathedral, Kinyasano, Rukungiri , Magezi was still serving and had Prior to his election as Bishop, served as Diocesan Treasurer of North Kigezi Diocese.

After being  ordained a deacon in December 1991 and a priest the following year, Magezi was  Bachelor of  graduate  from the Bishop Tucker School of Divinity and Theology now  Uganda Christian University.