Durban, 17 June, 2022 / 9:35 pm (ACI Africa).
The police in South Africa are working day and night to locate Fr. Bheki Monamoholo Motloung, a member of the Clergy of Durban Archdiocese who has not been traced since Pentecost Sunday, June 5, the Chaplain of the South African Police Service (SAPS) for the South African Archdiocese has said.
The Local Ordinary of Durban Archdiocese, Archbishop Siegfried Mandla Jwara, broke the news of Fr. Motloung’s disappearance in a June 14 statement, saying the Parish Priest of St. Yves Bergville went missing after celebrating Pentecost Sunday Mass at the church.
In an interview with ACI Africa, the SAPS Chaplain, Fr. David Sithole said, “The police are working around the clock to find the missing Priest; we are hopeful that Fr. Bheki will be found.”
“As the Archbishop has said in a statement yesterday, we ask for continued prayers for Fr. Bheki’s safety, for his family and for his safe return,” Fr. Sithole added during the Wednesday, June 15 interview.
Fr. Motloung “went missing on Pentecost Sunday after attending a Minister's Fraternity at the Lutheran Church in eDukuza”, the SAPS Chaplain said, and added in reference to the missing Catholic Priest, “He was the first to leave that night after dinner.”