{"id":26,"date":"2025-07-09T19:46:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T19:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catholicdioceseofmuranga.org\/index.php\/2025\/07\/09\/help-to-build-a-secure-life-of-a-poor-children-2\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T08:06:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T08:06:46","slug":"new-diocese-of-kapsabet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catholicdioceseofmuranga.org\/index.php\/2025\/07\/09\/new-diocese-of-kapsabet\/","title":{"rendered":"Mourning Rev. Fr. Peter Samuel Irungu (PSI)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26\" class=\"elementor elementor-26\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2f20c3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f2f20c3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7509a5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7509a5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">It is with deep sorrow that I announce the passing on of Rev. Fr. Peter Samuel Irungu (PSI) on <em>7th Jyly 2025<\/em>, a beloved priest of the Catholic Diocese of Murang\u2019a, who until his death was serving faithfully as Parish Priest of Kangari Catholic Parish.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">On behalf of the Diocese and in my own name, I express heartfelt condolences to his family and to the entire CDM fraternity. We have lost a devoted Priest, a humble servant of the Lord and a friend to many.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\">May the angels lead him into paradise, and may he rest in the eternal peace of God.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Amen.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-033576d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"033576d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Born: <em><strong>5th December 1969<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>Ordained: <em><strong>1st June 2002<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aaadf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8aaadf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Rt. Rev. 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