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.
roman, catholic, diocese, cyangugu, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, november. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations November 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message 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 Diocese of CyanguguDioecesis CyanguguensisLocationCountry RwandaMetropolitanKigaliStatisticsArea1 125 km2 0 434 sq mi Population Total Catholics as of 2008 626 621283 372 45 22 InformationRiteLatin RiteCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisBishopEdouard Sinayobye The Diocese of Cyangugu in French Diocese 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 Contents 1 Leadership 2 Parishes 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLeadership editBishops of Cyangugu Thaddee Ntihinyurwa 1981 11 05 1996 03 09 appointed Archbishop of Kigali but soon became Apostolic Administrator here Archbishop Thaddee Ntihinyurwa Apostolic Administrator 1996 03 25 1997 01 02 Jean Damascene Bimenyimana 1997 01 02 2018 03 11 Edouard Sinayobye 2021 02 06 Parishes editShangi Nkanka Mibilizi Mwezi Muyange Nyamasheke Yove Cyangugu Nyabitimbo Hanika Tyazo Mashyuza Mushaka nyakabuyeSee also editRoman Catholicism in RwandaReferences editExternal links editGCatholic org self published Catholic Hierarchy self published Homepage du Diocese catholique de Cyangugu french 2 29 12 S 28 53 43 E 2 486598 S 28 895148 E 2 486598 28 895148 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman Catholic Diocese of Cyangugu amp oldid 1173063306, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
