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Diocese of Byumba

Dioecesis Byumbana



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Bishop(s)

  • Papias Musengamana, Bishop
  • Servilien Nzakamwita, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 5 November 1981
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kigali
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Rwanda
  • Square Kilometers: 5,100 (1,969 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://diocesebyumba.org/
  • Mailing Address: Eveche, B.P. 5, Byumba, Rwanda
  • Telephone: 788.302.320

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
5 November 1981ErectedDiocese of Kabgayi
Diocese of Kibungo
Diocese of Ruhengeri (Eastern part)
Diocese of Byumba (erected) (Ruhengeri and Byumba)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1990304,570811,42837.5%1619358,702388011ap1991
1999388,4841,016,79638.2%19113012,9492310413ap2000
2000405,9281,025,41639.6%2293113,0941810113ap2001
2001433,8781,068,11640.6%2783512,3961610513ap2002
2002459,8851,121,06441.0%3363911,7911410413ap2003
2003474,4411,140,82541.6%3083812,4851910113ap2004
2004492,9331,180,52241.8%3394211,7361911913ap2005
2006538,1811,234,95543.6%4174811,2121913017ap2007
2012667,1811,383,91048.2%5075711,7042512117ap2013
2013682,9981,418,80648.1%5766310,8411913717ap2014
2015700,6721,454,92348.2%6613798,8693214219ap2016
2018734,1901,489,90049.3%7615918,0683312520ap2019
2020775,1061,628,22347.6%87161037,5253112221ap2021
2022801,6891,686,14147.5%91171087,4233515223ap2023

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 74, Page 193, and Page 194

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