• Source: Roman Catholic Diocese of Cyangugu

    • The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cyangugu (Latin: Cyanguguen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Cyangugu in the ecclesiastical province of Kigali in Rwanda. Since 2021, the Catholic Diocese of Cyangugu is entrusted to Bishop Edouard Sinayobye.
    The Diocese of Cyangugu (in French Diocèse Catholique de Cyangugu) was established by Pope John Paul II on November 14, 1981. It was entrusted to Bishop Thaddeus Ntihinyurwa on January 24, 1982, as diocesan bishop until his appointment as Archbishop of Kigali on March 9, 1996, and as Apostolic Administrator of Cyangugu until January 2, 1997, when the pope appointed his successor, Bishop John Damascene Bimenyimana, who served as Bishop of the Diocese of Cyangugu until he died on March 11, 2018.


    Leadership


    Bishops of Cyangugu
    Thaddée Ntihinyurwa (1981.11.05 – 1996.03.09), appointed Archbishop of Kigali but soon became Apostolic Administrator here
    Archbishop Thaddée Ntihinyurwa (Apostolic Administrator 1996.03.25 – 1997.01.02)
    Jean Damascène Bimenyimana (1997.01.02 - 2018.03.11)
    Edouard Sinayobye (2021.02.06 - ...)


    Parishes


    Shangi
    Nkanka
    Mibilizi
    Mwezi
    Muyange
    Nyamasheke
    Yove
    Cyangugu
    Nyabitimbo
    Hanika
    Tyazo
    Mashyuza
    Mushaka
    nyakabuye


    See also


    Roman Catholicism in Rwanda


    References




    External links


    GCatholic.org [self-published]
    Catholic Hierarchy [self-published]
    Homepage du Diocèse catholique de Cyangugu (french)

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