Catholic-Hierarchy DC

Diocese of Kibungo

Dioecesis Kibungensis



Show: All | General Information | Ordinaries | Historical Summary | Statistics | Affiliated Bishops, Living | Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 5 September 1968
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kigali
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Rwanda
  • Square Kilometers: 2,670 (1,031 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.diocesekibungo.com/
  • Mailing Address: Eveche, B.P. 30, Kibungo, Rwanda
  • Telephone: 789.589.308

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
5 September 1968ErectedArchdiocese of Kabgayi (Eastern part) Diocese of Kibungo (erected)
5 November 1981Territory LostDiocese of Kabgayi
Diocese of Kibungo
Diocese of Ruhengeri
Diocese of Byumba (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1969131,731317,65041.5%174216,27222547ap1971
1980166,846400,00041.7%2113344,907314911ap1981
1990223,315495,09045.1%276336,767235711ap1991
1999334,142839,96839.8%419506,68299011ap2000
2000345,935858,39740.3%427497,059279911ap2002
2002367,406933,26639.4%363610,2052510012ap2003
2003376,503934,64340.3%38389,907259312ap2004
2004398,700935,80942.6%393910,22369312ap2005
2006412,148937,10644.0%353511,77569512ap2007
2013402,3591,056,97638.1%61616,596513313ap2014
2016363,5931,117,40832.5%61615,960512215ap2017
2019364,8301,032,14735.3%66665,5273114620ap2020
2021362,7001,041,43034.8%69695,2562416720ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 61, Page 75, and Page 76

============

Home | Countries | Religious Orders | Popes | Holy See | Roman Curia | Cardinals by Rank
Bishops: All | Living | Deceased | Youngest | Oldest | Cardinal Electors
Dioceses: All | Current Only | Titular | Vacant | Structured View
Events: Overview | Recent | by Date | by Year | Necrology
Ad Limina | Conclaves | Consistories | Councils
Eastern Catholic Churches

============

About Catholic-Hierarchy
Terminology/Site Help
[ Comments/Corrections ] Copyright David M. Cheney, 1996-2023
Code: web_d, v3.4.4, 25 Feb 2023; Data: 24 May 2023