The body of Emeritus Bishop of Episcopal Church of South Sudan and Sudan or ECSSS Cueibet Bishop Reuben Machir Makoi who passed away on Monday at Rumbek Civil Hospital was buried on Thursday morning at St Barnabas Cathedral in Rumbek, Lakes State.
ECSSS Rumbek Bishop Alpheus Manyang Kuctiel told Radio Good News on Wednesday that Bishops, pastors and Christians escorted the body of the deceased Bishop from Kiir Mayardit’s Hospital to his final resting place.
He invited Christians and other churches to pray for the soul of the 81-year-old late Bishop.
The ECSSS Bishop thanked the Catholic Diocese of Rumbek for their solidarity during and after the death of Bishop Machir.
Several mourners described Reuben Machir as one of the greatest pastors who dedicated his life to the service of the Episcopal Church in Rumbek since 1961.