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Suffragan diocese Byumba, Rwanda

Diocese of Byumba

Byumban(us)

Latin Church

Latin rite diocese in northern Rwanda, erected on 5 November 1981 from portions of the dioceses of Kabgayi, Kibungo and Ruhengeri. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kigali and is led by Bishop Papias Musengamana, appointed in 2022.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, in Byumba, Rwanda.

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Established
1981
Catholics
801,689
Priests
108
Territory
5,100 km²

Parishes and churches

23 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Papias Musengamana
Born
21 August 1967
Birthplace
Byimana

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The cathedral

Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary stands in Byumba, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Pope John Paul II erected the Roman Catholic Diocese of Byumba (Latin: Dioecesis Byumbanus) on November 5, 1981. This Rwandan diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kigali.

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