The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kibungo ( la, Dioecesis Kibungensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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. It was erected on 5 September 1968 by

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. The diocese is a

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of the

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Bishops

Ordinaries

* Joseph Sibomana (5 September 1969 – 30 March 1992) * Frédéric Rubwejanga (30 March 1992 – 28 August 2007) * Kizito Bahujimihigo (28 August 2007 – 29 January 2010) *

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 ...

(7 May 2013 – 19 November 2018), appointed Archbishop of Kigali * Jean-Marie Vianney Twagirayezu since the 20th of january 2023

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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, appointed Bishop of Kagbayi in 1996 * Servilien Nzakamwita, appointed Bishop of Byumba in 1996

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{{authority control Christian organizations established in 1968 Kibungo Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century