Elders in Lirya Payam of Juba County urged Lokoya youths to work hard and fill the gap left by the late Monsignor Anania Lodu Bepo.
The call came on Thursday during the burial of Monsignor Lodu Bepo at St Joseph the Worker Parish, Lirya, Bakhita Radio reported.
Lokoya elders, who came from the village and those who accompanied the body of the late Monsignor from Juba, called on the entire community and the Archdiocese to take the example of Anania Lodu Bepo.
The community described the late Monsignor Lodu Bepo as a man of the people leaving with all ages, the young and old.
The elders praised the Catholic Archdiocese of Juba for respecting the will of the late Monsignor to be buried at home.
The body of late Lodu Bepo was received on the way to the Parish by many people both old and the young singing songs in his name.
Catholic Archdiocese of Juba Auxiliary Bishop Santo Loku, Secretary General Gabriel Asida, a number of priests, sisters, Central Equatoria Agriculture Minister and a big number of faithful attended the burial.