Archdiocese of Kigali
| Archdiocese of Kigali | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Rwanda |
| Diocesan bishop | Antoine Kambanda (appointed) |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Thaddée Ntihinyurwa |
| founding | 1976 |
| surface | 3,271 km² |
| Parishes | 28 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,830,982 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 952,665 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 52% |
| Diocesan priest | 97 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 59 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 6.107 |
| Friars | 168 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 442 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| cathedral | St. Michael's Cathedral |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Butare Byumba Cyangugu Gikongoro Kabgayi Kibungo Nyundo Ruhengeri |
The Erzbistum Kigali ( lat. : Archidioecesis Kigaliensis ) is in Rwanda preferred Roman Catholic Archdiocese based in Kigali .
The archbishopric was on April 10, 1976 with the bull Cum Venerabiles by Paul VI. founded out of the Archdiocese of Kabgayi .
Archbishops
- Vincent Nsengiyumva (1976-1994)
- Thaddée Ntihinyurwa (1996-2018)
- Antoine Kambanda (since 2018)
See also
Web links
- Entry for the Archdiocese of Kigali on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Archdiocese of Kigali on gcatholic.org (English)