[Magdalen] Fr.Ahimbisibwe / Episcopal Diocese of Texas info

[Eleanor Braun]

One of the sons has been arrested  - the one who said he was on his way to
join the Marines.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/houston-priest-slay-isaac-tiharihondi-charged-triple-murder-n300166

Eleanor

On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 12:27 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Information regarding the death of Fr. Ahimbisibwe
>
> an article from diocesan website www.epicenter.org/article/
> redeemer-priest-believed-dead/
>
> and text posted by +Andy Doyle that appeared on FB:
>
> Redeemer Priest Believed Dead
>
> Diocese of Texas officials said today that they believe that Israel
> Ahimbisibwe, his wife Dorcus and their youngest son, Israel Junior (Jay),
> age 5, to be the family that news media have reported to be found dead at
> their home in west Houston Monday morning.
>
> At this time, police have released no names or details as to the cause of
> the deaths. Ahimbisibwe, a native of Uganda, served as vicar of Redeemer
> Episcopal Church in Houston and as chaplain for the University of Houston.
>
> Firefighters with the Houston Fire Department were called to the scene
> when repeated attempts failed to get a response from anyone in the
> apartment. They discovered the bodies of three people. According to church
> members, Ahimbisibwe did not show up at church on Sunday and neighbors had
> not seen the family since Friday.
>
> "This is a horrific and awful tragedy," said Bishop C. Andrew Doyle,
> Bishop of Texas, "We are in touch with the police and Israel's family here
> in Houston. Please keep the Ahimbisibwe and Redeemer families in your
> prayers," he said.
>
> Ahimbisibwe was ordained in the Church of Uganda and held masters degrees
> from both Princeton Theological Seminary and Harvard Divinity School. After
> completing graduate research at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, he earned
> an additional masters and doctorate from Rice University.
>
>
>
> Lynn
>