Jean Damascène Bimenyimana
Jean Damascène Bimenyimana (born June 22, 1953 in Shangi , Rwanda ; † March 11, 2018 at Kanombe Airport , Kigali ) was a Rwandan clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Cyangugu .
Life
Jean Damascène Bimenyimana received the sacrament of ordination for the diocese of Nyundo on July 6, 1980 .
On January 2, 1997, Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Cyangugu. The retired bishop of Nyundo, Wenceslas Kalibushi , donated him episcopal ordination on March 16 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the bishop emeritus of Butare , Frédéric Rubwejanga , and the archbishop of Kigali , Thaddée Ntihinyurwa .
Bishop Bimenyimana stayed several times in Austria and Germany. In his diocese, after the experience of the genocide in his country in 1994 and under the impression of a trip to Medjugorje, he set up a Marian prayer center in honor of the Queen of Peace .
Bimenyimana last suffered from cancer . After a final treatment in Nairobi , he was released on March 11, 2018 and flown to Kigali , where he died shortly after arrival.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Service with two bishops from Rwanda. Parish Herz Jesu Graz , February 12, 2017, accessed on March 12, 2018 .
- ^ Bishop from Rwanda visits Speyer. Pfälzischer Merkur , October 9, 2008, accessed on March 12, 2018 .
- ^ Prayer Center in Rwanda. In: Interview. medjugorje.de, May 2014, accessed on March 12, 2018 .
- ^ Catholic Church mourns Bishop Bimenyimana. New Times, March 12, 2018, accessed March 12, 2018 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Thaddée Ntihinyurwa |
Bishop of Cyangugu 1997–2018 |
vacant |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bimenyimana, Jean Damascène |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Rwandan clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop of Cyangugu |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Shangi , Rwanda |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 11, 2018 |
| Place of death | Kanombe Airport , Kigali , Rwanda |