Phocas Nikwigize

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Phocas Nikwigize (born August 23, 1919 in Muhango , Rwanda , † probably November 30, 1996 in Goma ) was Bishop of Ruhengeri in Rwanda. He was believed to have been the victim of the Rwandan genocide .

Life

Phocas Nikwigize was ordained a priest on July 25, 1948 . He became Bishop of Ruhengeri on September 5, 1968 . The Apostolic Nuncio in Rwanda and Pro-Nuncio in Uganda Amelio Poggi consecrated him on November 30 of the same year as bishop ; Were co-consecrators André Perraudin MAFR , Archbishop in Kabgayi and Joseph Sibomana , bishop of Ruhengeri. On January 5, 1996, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.

He was probably abducted and killed on November 30, 1996 by the Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. "Bisschoppen vermoord, versters verkracht" on kerknet.be , accessed on June 28, 2020 (Dutch)