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Archdiocese of Kigali

Archidioecesis Kigaliensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Antoine Kambanda, Cardinal, Archbishop
  • Thaddée Ntihinyurwa, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Erected: 10 April 1976
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Rwanda
  • Square Kilometers: 3,271 (1,263 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Archeveche, B.P. 715, Kigali, Rwanda
  • Telephone: 787.304.549

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
10 April 1976ErectedArchdiocese of Kabgayi (Kigali) Archdiocese of Kigali (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1980355,341708,00050.2%3057874,0849512817ap1981
1990558,5131,007,83955.4%39861254,46811823817ap1991
1999507,698945,13353.7%3943826,1919525818ap2000
2000593,4321,132,87152.4%4441856,9817625318ap2001
2001603,8111,116,47454.1%4243857,1038526118ap2002
2002663,6661,178,41756.3%51501016,5708827018ap2003
2003680,2051,400,68348.6%58441026,6688427318ap2004
2004683,4411,350,17950.6%64511155,94210329020ap2005
2006721,7591,312,53355.0%66441106,5618627721ap2007
2013833,0001,528,00054.5%71641356,17017641127ap2014
2016952,6651,830,98252.0%97591566,10616844228ap2017
20191,015,2351,951,25052.0%98671656,15222570731ap2020
2021676,2501,909,60835.4%103651684,02523266931ap2022

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 68, Page 393, and Page 394

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