The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nyundo is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Rwanda, with headquarters at Nyundo. It was erected on 14 February 1952 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Nyundo by Pope Pius XII, from part of the Apostolic Vicariate of Ruanda. It was elevated to the rank of a diocese on 10 November 1959 by Pope John XXIII. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kigali.
The current Bishop of Nyundo is Anaclet Mwumvaneza.
Leadership (All Roman Rite)
Apostolic Vicar of Nyundo Aloys Bigirumwami (14 February 1952 – 10 November 1959 see below)
Bishops of Nyundo
Aloys Bigirumwami (see above 10 November 1959 – 17 December 1973), resigned
Vincent Nsengiyumva (17 December 1973 – 10 April 1976), appointed Archbishop of Kigali Wenceslas Kalibushi (9 December 1976 – 2 January 1997), retired Alexis Habiyambere, SJ (2 January 1997 – 11 March 2016), retired Anaclet Mwumvaneza (11 March 2016 – Present)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishop
Jean Damascène Bimenyimana (1980-1981), appointed Bishop of Cyangugu in 1997
Vincent Harolimana (1990-2012), appointed Bishop of Ruhengeri in 2012 Jean-Marie Vianney Twagirayezu (1995-2023), appointed Bishop of Kibungo in 2023
External links Catholic-Hierarchy GCatholic.org