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 February 14, 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 November 10, 1959 by Pope John XXIII. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kigali.

The current Bishop of Nyundo is Anaclet Mwumvaneza.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Nyundo

Bishops

List of bishops of Nyundo

Aloys Bigirumwami (1952–1973) (including as Vicar Apostolic, 1952-1959) Vincent Nsengiyumva (1973–1976), appointed Archbishop of Kigali Wenceslas Kalibushi (1976–1997) Alexis Habiyambere, SJ (1997–2016) Anaclet Mwumvaneza (2016–Present)

Roman Catholic Diocese of Nyundo

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Vincent Harolimana, appointed Bishop of Ruhengeri in 2012

External links

Catholic-Hierarchy

GCatholic.org

Christian organizations established in 1952

Roman Catholic dioceses in Rwanda

Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century

1952 establishments in Rwanda

Roman Catholic Diocese of Nyundo