Roman Catholic Diocese of Cyangugu explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Cyangugu
Latin:Dioecesis Cyanguguensis
Country: Rwanda
Metropolitan:Kigali
Rite:Latin Rite
Area Km2:1.125
Population:626,621
Population As Of:2008
Catholics:283,372
Catholics Percent:45.22
Bishop:Edouard Sinayobye

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

Parishes

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