Anglican Diocese of Kigali

The Anglican Diocese of Kigali is one of 13 dioceses in the Anglican Church of Rwanda. It is the oldest diocese in the church, dating to 1966.[1]

Diocese of Kigali

Diyosezi y'Abangilikani ya Kigali
Location
CountryRwanda
TerritoryKigali, Bugesera, Rwamagana
Archdeaconries8
Statistics
Parishes42
Churches192
Schools40
Information
RiteAnglican
CathedralSt. Etienne Cathedral
LanguageKinyarwanda, French, English
Current leadership
BishopNathan Amooti Rusengo
Website
kigalidiocese.rw

History

Originally covering all of Rwanda as part of a province encompassing newly independent Rwanda, Burundi and eastern Zaire, the diocese was divided several times to produce the current boundaries, which encompass the southern and central areas of Kigali and the districts of Bugesera to the south and Rwamagana to the east.[2]

Bishops
A service in St. Etienne Cathedral, the seat of the bishop of Kigali.

Since 1966, the bishops who have led this diocese have been:

  1. Adoniya Sebununguri (1966–1992)
  2. Augustin Nshamihigo (1992–1995)
  3. Jonathan Ruhumuliza (1995–1997)
    * Vacant (1997–1998)
  4. Emmanuel Kolini (1998–2011)
  5. Louis Muvunyi (2011–2019)
  6. Nathan Rusengo (2019–present)

Education

The diocese operates 40 nursery, primary, secondary and vocational schools staffed by 400 teachers and serving 26,000 students.[1]

The Diocese of Kigali also maintains an archive documenting the history of Anglicanism in Rwanda. Stored in 200 binders, the archive includes material in French, English and Kinyarwanda starting in the 1940s, including minutes of Mothers’ Union meetings, church-state correspondence, parish reports and documents on the EAR's role in post-genocide reconciliation. The project was supported in part by Kigali's then-companion diocese, Ely in England.[3]

Companion diocese

England The Diocese of Winchester in the Church of England[4]

References
  1. "Highlights about Kigali diocese". Diocese of Kigali. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  2. Kuteesa, Hudson (August 19, 2019). "Anglican Church ordains new Bishop for Kigali". The New Times.
  3. Zink, Jesse (June 16, 2016). "History of Anglicanism in Rwanda preserved in new Kigali archive". Anglican Communion News Service. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  4. "Diocese: Kigali". Anglican Communion. Retrieved 20 March 2023.

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