Roman Catholic Diocese of Kibungo

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kibungo (Latin: Dioecesis Kibungensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Rwanda. It was erected on September 5, 1968 by Pope John XXIII. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kigali.

Frédéric Rubwejanga was appointed Bishop of Ruhengeri by Pope John Paul II on March 30, 1992.

List of bishops of Kibungo

Bahujimihigo resigned in January 2010; the diocese was to be overseen by Bishop Thadeo Ntihinyurwa Who was the administrator of Kibungo Diocese for almost 4 years.


Today the Diocese is run by His Excellency Mgr Antoine KAMBANDA. His Excellency Monsignor Antoine Kambanda was born in Nyamata ( Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kigali ) on 10.11.1958 , 11.27.1958 baptized and ordained priest by his holiness Pope St. John Paul II on 08/09/1990 . On may 07.2013 he was appointed the fourth Bishop of Kibungo by his holiness Pope Francis and inducted on July 20 , 2013. Its motto: " Ut vitam habeant " (" That they may have life " Jn 10,10) .

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, January 31, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.