Rt. Fr. Callistus Rubaramira, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Kabale, has indefinitely suspended a priest, Rev. Fr. Ignatius Arinaitwe, a curate to the Queen of Apostles Rwamagaya Catholic Parish in Rukungiri, over financial impropriety and financial dishonesty.
Bishop Rubaramira, suspended Arinaitwe in a letter dated November 12, 2024, addressed to all bishops and archbishops as well as the papal apostolic nuncio to Uganda, His Excellency Archbishop Luigi Bianco.
Bishop Rubaramira says that Fr. Arinaitwe has been suspended in reference to cases ranging from financial impropriety to financial dishonesty, as he is prohibited from practicing priestly ministry both in the Diocese of Kabale and in other dioceses within and outside Uganda.
Without divulging more details, Fr. Arinaitwe, a priest, has been stripped of his powers of order and governance with immediate effect but asked Christians to continue praying for them.
“I regret to inform you that I have suspended the abovementioned priest in reference to cases ranging from financial impropriety to financial dishonesty. Fr. Ignatius is prohibited from practicing priestly ministry both in the Diocese of Kabale and in other dioceses within and outside Uganda. I do request your kind prayers for this priest that he may seriously reflect on his priestly commitment and the grave consequences of his crime,” reads Bishop Rubaramira Letter.
Rev. Fr. Dr. Monsignor Sunday Viaany, the Kabale Diocese Vicar General, has confirmed the suspension of Fr. Arinaitwe, even though he didn’t divulge more details of Arinaitwe’s suspension.
The canon law stipulates that a cleric can only be suspended if he has been found guilty of committing a crime.
