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Diocese of Ruhengeri

Dioecesis Ruhengeriensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Vincent Harolimana, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 20 December 1960
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kigali
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Rwanda
  • Square Kilometers: 1,665 (643 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://www.dioceseruhengeri.org
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesaine, Avenue Mikeno, B.P. 45, Ruhengeri, Rwanda
  • Telephone: 788.742.632

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
20 December 1960ErectedArchdiocese of Kabgayi (Byumba and part of Kigali)
Diocese of Nyundo (Ruhengeri)
Diocese of Ruhengeri (erected)
10 April 1976Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Ruhengeri (from Kabgayi)
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
1970241,315970,46424.9%2831594,090498015ap1971
1980370,7641,201,00030.9%2731586,3925312416ap1981
1990286,471692,64041.4%2227495,8464011011ap1991
1999378,563790,00047.9%9112018,928113011ap2000
2000387,578700,00055.4%8172515,503175011ap2001
2001406,047857,74547.3%12203212,688215611ap2002
2002418,299850,11549.2%19214010,457274811ap2003
2003428,380829,07251.7%21204110,448244611ap2004
2004446,440849,02152.6%25184310,382275811ap2005
2010488,000989,00049.3%4215578,561257711ap2011
2014389,1831,110,00035.1%5315685,723209112ap2015
2017421,6001,203,17035.0%5714715,9383213513ap2018
2020451,0001,291,00034.9%6312756,0131812314ap2021

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 53, Page 538, to Page 540
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 68, Page 393, and Page 394

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