{"id":140,"date":"2015-12-18T08:11:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T08:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/2015\/12\/18\/tanzania-tec-mourns-death-of-rt-rev-2\/"},"modified":"2016-05-03T09:40:33","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T09:40:33","slug":"tanzania-tec-mourns-death-of-rt-rev-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/2015\/12\/18\/tanzania-tec-mourns-death-of-rt-rev-2\/","title":{"rendered":"TANZANIA: TEC mourns the death of Rt Rev. Matthew Shija, Bishop Emeritus of Kahama"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rt. Rev.
Matthew Shija<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\nTanzanian Episcopal Conference (TEC) is mourning the death of Rt.
\nRev. Matthew Shija, Bishop Emeritus of Kahama Diocese who died 9th Dec
\n2015. He was buried on Wednesday 17th Dec 2015 at the Cathedral of
\nSt. Charles Lwanga Kahama.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nThe Requiem Mass was led by the Archbishop of Tabora; Most Rev.
\nPaul Ruzoka, while funeral rite was led by the President of TEC Rt. Rev Tarcisius
\nNgalalekumtwa, Bishop Iringa. <\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nBorn on 17th April 1924 in Tabora, Bishop Shija was ordained a
\nPriest in January 1954. He was appointed Bishop of Kahama on 11th November 1983
\nand ordained Bishop on 26th February 1984. He retired on 24th April 2001 having
\nreached the Age limit as described by the Code of Canon Law.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nMay His Soul Rest in Eternal
\nPeace<\/i><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

\nSource: AMECEA Online News
\nCorrespondent, Dar es Salaam; Tanzania<\/i><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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