KENYA: Archbishop John Njenga to be laid to rest within the Holy Family Basilica
The late Archbishop John Njenga will be buried on Tuesday, November 13, within the precincts of the Holy Family Minor Basilica, Nairobi. Archbishop Njenga passed on Sunday, November 4, at Mater Hospital where he had been admitted. He will be interred in a crypt, at the Holy Family Minor Basilica in accordance with Catholic tradition.
There will be a vigil Mass at the Holy Family Basilica on Monday, November 11 starting 5.15pm.
The funeral Mass will be held at the University of Nairobi grounds from 10.00am.
Archbishop Njenga will be the first bishop to be buried within the Holy Family Basilica. The first bishop of Nairobi JJ McCarthy was buried in Ireland, his country of origin where he had retired after active service.
His Eminence Maurice Michael Cardinal Otunga was buried at St. Austine`s Cemetery, Msongari, Nairobi before his remains were exhumed and interred at the Resurrection Gardens, Karen following the commencement of his beatification process.
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Catholic Mirror Team
