Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabgayi

The diocese of Kabgayi (Latin: Dioecesis Kabgayensis ) is a location in Rwanda Roman Catholic diocese based in Kabgayi. It includes the districts Kamonyi, Muhanga and Ruhango the Southern Province.

History

Pope Pius XI. founded the Apostolic Vicariate of Rwanda on April 25, 1922 from annexations of the Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu. On 14 February 1952, adopted the name, Apostolic Vicariate Kabgayi on.

With the Apostolic Constitution Cum parvulum it was collected on 10 November 1959 in the rank of Metropolitanerzbistums. On April 10, 1976, it was downgraded to a suffragan.

Parts of its territory it lost in favor of the establishment of the following dioceses:

Ordinaries

Vicars Apostolic of Rwanda

  • Léon- Paul Classe MAFR ( 10 April 1922-31. January 1945, died )
  • Laurent -François Déprimoz MAFR (31 January 1945-14. February 1952 )

Vicars Apostolic of Kabgayi

  • Laurent -François Déprimoz MAFR (14 February 1952-15. April 1955, resigned )
  • André Perraudin MAFR (19 December 1955-10. November 1959 )

Archbishop of Kabgayi

  • André Perraudin MAFR (10 November 1959-10. April 1976)

Bishops of Kabgayi

  • André Perraudin MAFR (10 April 1976-7. October 1989, emeritus)
  • Thaddée Nsengiyumva (7 October 1989-7. June 1994 died )
  • Anastase Mutabazi (13 March 1996-10. December 2004, resigned )
  • Emeralds Mbonyintege, since January 21, 2006

Statistics

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