The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kigali () is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Rwanda. It was erected from the Archdiocese of Kabgayi by Pope Paul VI on April 10, 1976, with the suffragan sees of Butare, Byumba, Cyangugu, Gikongoro, Kabgayi, Kibungo, Nyundo, Ruhengeri. It is the only archdiocese within Rwanda.
The motherchurch of the archdiocese and thus seat of its archbishop is St. Michael's Cathedral.
Bishops List of archbishops of Kigali Vincent Nsengiyumva (10 April 1976 – 8 June 1994) Apostolic Administrator Thaddée Ntihinyurwa (11 November 1994 – 9 March 1996); see below Thaddée Ntihinyurwa (9 March 1996 – 19 November 2018), retired Antoine Kambanda (19 November 2018 – Present)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops Célestin Hakizimana, appointed Bishop of Gikongoro in 2014 Anaclet Mwumvaneza, appointed Bishop of Nyundo in 2016 Jean Bosco Ntagungira, appointed Bishop of Butare on August 12, 2024
See also Roman Catholicism in Rwanda List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Rwanda
References
Additional sources "Church Politics and the Genocide in Rwanda", Timothy Longman, Journal of Religion in Africa, Vol. 31, Fasc. 2, Religion and War in the 1990s (May, 2001), pp. 163–186
External links
Catholic-Hierarchy GCatholic.org