The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabgayi ( la, Kabgayen(sis)) is a

diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...

located in the city of

Kabgayi Kabgayi is just south of Gitarama in Muhanga District, Southern Province, Rwanda, southwest of Kigali. It was established as a Catholic Church mission in 1905. It became the center for the Roman Catholic Church in Rwanda and is the site of t ...

in the

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Kigali Kigali () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the nation's geographic centre in a region of rolling hills, with a series of valleys and ridges joined by steep slopes. As a primate city, Kigali has been Rwa ...

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History

* April 25, 1922: The Apostolic Vicariate of Ruanda was established from the northern part of the

Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu The Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu is the name that was given to two vicariates of the White Fathers, a Catholic missionary society in the Latin Roman Rite Catholic Church. Both vicariates served lands around Lake Kivu during the colonial era. The fi ...

. * February 14, 1952: The Apostolic Vicariate of Ruanda was divided into the Apostolic Vicariate of Kabgayi and the Apostolic Vicariate of Nyundo. * November 10, 1959: The Apostolic Vicariate of Kabgayi was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kabgayi. * April 10, 1976: Demoted as Diocese of Kabgayi; became a suffragan of Kigali

Leadership

; Vicars Apostolic of Ruanda * Léon-Paul Classe, M. Afr. (1922.04.10 - 1945.01.31) *

Laurent-François Déprimoz Laurent-François Déprimoz, M. Afr. (13 June 1884 – 5 April 1962) was a Catholic priest who was Vicar Apostolic of the Apostolic Vicariate of Ruanda and then of the Apostolic Vicariate of Kabgayi. Early years Laurent-François Déprimoz was ...

, M. Afr. (1945.01.31 – 1952.02.14) ; Vicars Apostolic of Kabgayi *

, M. Afr. (1952.02.14 – 1955.04.15) * André Perraudin, M. Afr. (1955.12.19 – 1959.11.10) ; Metropolitan Archbishop of Kabgayi * André Perraudin, M. Afr. (1959.11.10 – 1976.04.10) ; Bishops of Kabgayi *

André Perraudin Archbishop André Perraudin, M. Afr. (7 October 1914 - 25 April 2003) was a Swiss Catholic clergyman who lived in Rwanda for nearly fifty years. He was Archbishop of Kabgayi from 1959 to 1989. Career André Perraudin was born on 7 October 1914 in ...

, M. Afr. (1976.04.10 – 1989.10.07) * Thaddée Nsengiyumva (1989.10.07 – 1994.06.0) ** Fr. André Sibomana (Apostolic Administrator 1994.11.11 – 1996.03.13) *

Anastase Mutabazi Anastase is a Basque feminine given name derived from the Ancient Greek name Anastasíā. It may refer to: Given names *Anastase Alfieri (1892 – 1971), Italian entomologist *Anastase Dragomir (1896–1966), Romanian inventor *Anastase Gasana ( ...

(1996.03.13 – 2004.12.10) *

Smaragde Mbonyintege Smaragde Mbonyintege (born 2 February 1947) is a Rwandan prelate of the Catholic Church who was Bishop of Kabgayi in Rwanda from 2006 to 2023. Smaragde Mbonyintege was born on 2 February 1947 in Cyeza parish, Kabgayi diocese, in the current Kay ...

(21 January 2006 – 2 May 2023) * Balthazar Ntivuguruzwa, bishop elect (2 May 2023 – present)

Coadjutor Bishops

, M. Afr. (1943-1945), Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic * Thaddée Nsengiyumva (1987-1989)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Jean-Baptiste Gahamanyi Jean-Baptiste is a male French name, originating with Saint John the Baptist John the Baptist or , , or , ;Wetterau, Bruce. ''World history''. New York: Henry Holt and Company. 1994. syc, ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܡܲܥܡܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ, Yoḥanān Maʿ ...

, appointed Bishop of Astrida in 1961 *

Joseph Sibomana Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

, appointed Bishop of Ruhengeri in 1961

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