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Suffragan diocese Cyangugu, Rwanda

Diocese of Cyangugu

Cyanguguen(sis)

Latin Church

Latin Church diocese in southwestern Rwanda, established by Pope John Paul II on 14 November 1981. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Kigali and led by Bishop Edouard Sinayobye, appointed in 2021.

On the map

Esri
Cyangugu, Rwanda, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1981
Catholics
283,372
Priests
89
Territory
1 km²

Parishes and churches

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

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Edouard Sinayobye
Born
20 April 1966
Birthplace
Gisagara

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The cathedral

Catedral de Cristo Rey stands in Cyangugu, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Established by Pope John Paul II on November 14, 1981, the Diocese of Cyangugu (in French Diocèse Catholique de Cyangugu; Latin: Cyanguguen(sis)) is seated in the city of Cyangugu within the ecclesiastical province of Kigali in Rwanda. Since 2021 the diocese has been entrusted to Bishop Edouard Sinayobye.