Diocese of Cyangugu
| Diocese of Cyangugu | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Rwanda |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Kigali |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| founding | 1981 |
| surface | 1,844 km² |
| Parishes | 12 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 644,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 313,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 48.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 34 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 8 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 7,452 |
| Friars | 21 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 94 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Website | http://www.diocesecyangugu.com/ |
The diocese Cyangugu ( lat. : Dioecesis Cyanguguensis ) is in Rwanda preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Cyangugu .
history
The Diocese of Cyangugu was established on November 5, 1981 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Nihil aestimamus from cessions of territory from the Diocese of Nyundo and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Kigali as a suffragan .
Bishops of Cyangugu
- Thaddée Ntihinyurwa , 1981–1996, then Archbishop of Kigali
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Jean Damascène Bimenyimana , 1997-2018
- Sedis vacancy since March 11, 2018
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Nihil aestimamus , AAS 74 (1982), n.2 , pp. 194f.