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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Cyangugu
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cyangugu ( la, Cyanguguen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Cyangugu in the ecclesiastical province of Kigali in Rwanda. Since 2021, the Catholic Diocese of Cyangugu is entrusted to Bishop Edouard Sinayobye. The Diocese of Cyangugu (in FrencDiocèse Catholique de Cyangugu was established by Pope John Paul II on November 14, 1981. It was entrusted to Bishop Thaddeus Ntihinyurwa on January 24, 1982, as diocesan bishop until his appointment as Archbishop of Kigali on March 9, 1996, and as Apostolic Administrator of Cyangugu until January 2, 1997, when the pope appointed his successor, Bishop John Damascene Bimenyimana, who served as Bishop of the Diocese of Cyangugu until he died on March 11, 2018. Leadership ; Bishops of Cyangugu * Thaddée Ntihinyurwa (1981.11.05 – 1996.03.09), appointed Archbishop of Kigali but soon became Apostolic Administrator here ** Archbishop Thaddée Ntihinyurwa (Apostolic Administrator 1996.03.25 – 1997.01.0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Kigali
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kigali ( la, Archidioecesis Kigaliensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Rwanda. It was erected from the Archdiocese of Kabgayi by Pope Paul VI on April 10, 1976, with the suffragan sees of Butare, Byumba, Cyangugu, Gikongoro, Kabgayi, Kibungo, Nyundo, Ruhengeri. It is the only archdiocese within Rwanda. The motherchurch of the archdiocese and thus seat of its archbishop is St. Michael's Cathedral. Bishops List of archbishops of Kigali *Vincent Nsengiyumva (1976–1994) * (9 March 1996–19 November 2018) *Antoine Kambanda Antoine Kambanda (born 10 November 1958) is a Rwandan prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Archbishop of Kigali since January 2019. He had been Bishop of Kibungo from 2013 to 2018. Pope Francis raised him to the rank of cardinal on 28 ... (19 November 2018 - Other priests of this diocese who became bishops * Célestin Hakizimana, appointed Bishop of Gikon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |