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Suffragan diocese Nyundo, Rwanda

Diocese of Nyundo

Nyundoën(sis)

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The Diocese of Nyundo in Rwanda began as an apostolic vicariate in 1952 and was raised to a diocese in 1959. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kigali and has been led by Bishop Anaclet Mwumvaneza since 2016.

On the map

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

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Established
1959
Catholics
683,433
Priests
102
Territory
4,000 km²

Parishes and churches

27 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
Anaclet Mwumvaneza
Born
4 December 1956
Birthplace
Murambi

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The cathedral

Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Anunciación stands in Nyundo, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

With headquarters at Nyundo, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nyundo is a jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church in Rwanda. Pope Pius XII erected it on February 14, 1952 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Nyundo, carved from part of the Apostolic Vicariate of Ruanda, and Pope John XXIII raised it to a diocese on November 10, 1959. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kigali, and Anaclet Mwumvaneza currently serves as its bishop.