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Suffragan diocese Ruhengeri, Rwanda

Diocese of Ruhengeri

Ruhengerien(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Ruhengeri is a Latin Catholic diocese in northern Rwanda, centered in Musanze, erected in 1960. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Kigali and is led by Bishop Vincent Harolimana.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Fátima, in Ruhengeri, Rwanda.

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Established
1960
Catholics
373,559
Priests
74
Territory
1,665 km²

Parishes and churches

16 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
Vincent Harolimana
Born
2 September 1962
Birthplace
Mpembe

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The cathedral

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

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

Rwanda's Diocese of Ruhengeri (Latin: Dioecesis Ruhengeriensis) was erected on 20 December 1960 by Pope John XXIII. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kigali, it counts 11 parishes and takes in the former Ruhengeri province, now within the Musanze district. Vincent Harolimana is the current bishop.