Augustin Misago (1943 – March 12, 2012) was the

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bishop of the Diocese of Gikongoro, Rwanda. Ordained in 1971, Misango was named bishop in 1992. In the aftermath of the

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, he was accused of helping the Rwandan government commit war crimes during the mid-1990s, during which time over 800,000

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were slaughtered. He was cleared of the charges in 2000. Misago later died in office on 12 March 2012.Augustin Misago
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Our Lady of Kibeho

Misago is known as the bishop who submitted a declaration that the Marian apparation at Kibeho was worthy of belief. In part he stated:

“Yes, the Virgin Mary appeared at Kibeho on November 28, 1981, and in the months that followed. There are more reasons to believe in the Apparitions than to deny them... The Apparitions of Kibeho are now officially recognized... The name given to the Marian sanctuary at Kibeho is "Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows". “That Kibeho become a place of pilgrimage and of encounter for all who seek Christ and who come there to pray, a fundamental centre of conversion, of reparation for the sins of the world and of reconciliation, a point of meeting for all who were dispersed, as for those who aspire to the values of compassion and fraternity without borders, a fundamental centre that recalls the Gospel of the Cross. “This Declaration makes it possible to respond to the expectations of the People of God and to bring new enthusiasm to the public devotion recognized already for 13 years”.

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21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Rwanda 1943 births 2012 deaths People from Southern Province, Rwanda 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Rwanda Rwandan Roman Catholic bishops Roman Catholic bishops of Gikongoro {{Africa-RC-bishop-stub