Blantyre, Malawi, January 18 (MaraviPost): Mzuzu Diocese Bishop Joseph Mukasa Zuza died at St John Hospital in Mzuzu on Thursday while being treated after sustaining injuries in a road accident in Chikangawa, Mzimba.
A press release from The Catholic Secretariat of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) states that burial of the body of Bishop Zuza, who was also Chairperson of ECM, would take place on Monday with a requiem mass for his repose at St Peters Cathedral in Mzuzu, starting from 10:00 AM.
Burial shall be held at Katoto, near the bishop’s house and His Excellency, The Most Reverend Archbishop Julio Murat, The Apostolic Nuncio for Malawi and Zambia will preside the Requiem mass.
Bishop Joseph Mukasa Zuza held several positions in the Church on local and regional (AMECEA) level. On local level, he once served as Vice Chairman of ECM; Chairman for Justice and Peace Commission (CCJP), Chairman for Education Commission; Chairman for the Mixed Commission.
On regional level he once served as Malawi Delegate in the AMECEA Executive Board; Chairman of AMECEA Staffing Committee (2008 – 2011).
As Chairman for ECM Right Rev. Joseph Mukasa Zuza has died while serving as Chancellor of the Catholic University of Malawi (CUNIMA).
On Saturday, 10 January, Bishop Zuza inaugurated the Jubilee Year for Kachebere Major Seminary.
The Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) shall remember him as a Bishop who was kind-hearted, cheerful and always available to
everyone.
Right Reverend Zuza was born on 22 October 1955 at Malembo Village, TA Chief Mbelwa, Mzimba District, ordained priest on 25 July 1982.
He was appointed Bishop of Mzuzu on 9 March 1995 and consecrated on 6 May 1995.
