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Late popular traditional doctor and Catholic Priest, Rev Fr Raymond Arazu
By PAMELA EBOH, Awka
Popular traditional doctor and Catholic Priest, Rev Fr Raymond Arazu, is dead.
The renowned Catholic priest is said to have died on December 26, 2021 at Parklane Hospital Enugu of age-related ailments, including diabetes and prostrate cancer.
A statement by the C.S. Sp. Provincial Secretary, Fr. Vitalis Anusionwu, reads in part: “It is with a deep sense of loss but also in total submission to the will of God that we announce the transition of our confrere, Rev. Fr. Dr. Raymond ARAZU, C.S.Sp. whose sad event occurred in the morning of Sunday, December 26, 2021.
“Fr. Arazu as you know had been weak in health and had been effectively managed by health experts. He struggled with prostate cancer for a long time and then diabetes.
“As he became weaker a few days ago, he was taken to Parklane hospital, Enugu, where he departed this world, around 7 a.m today being the 26th of December, 2021.
“Please do remember him in your prayers and also say Masses for his repose following our tradition.”
