The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ruhengeri ( la, Dioecesis Ruhengeriensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or

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of the Roman Catholic Church in Rwanda. It was erected on 20 December 1960 by

Pope John XXIII Pope John XXIII ( la, Ioannes XXIII; it, Giovanni XXIII; born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, ; 25 November 18813 June 1963) was head of the Roman Catholic Church, Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City, Vatican City State from 28 Oc ...

. The diocese is a

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of the

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 ...

. The current bishop is Vincent Harolimana. The diocese counts 11

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and covers the former Ruhengeri province in the current Musanze district. The diocese has been recovering from the war disaster since 1990–1998, and by the efforts by Bishop Bahujimihigo, it is moving towards a truly national ranking. The diocese owns one of the leading institution of higher learning (INES, Institut d'enseignement superieur de Ruhengeri) and a practical hospital (Hôpital de Nemba).

List of bishops of Ruhengeri

* Bernard Manyurane (1960–1961) * Joseph Sibomana (1961–1969) * Phocas Nikwigize (1968–1996) * Kizito Bahujimihigo (1997–2007) * Vincent Harolimana (since 2012)

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{{authority control Christian organizations established in 1960 Ruhengeri Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1960 establishments in Ruanda-Urundi