Roman Catholic Diocese of Gikongoro
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Gikongoro
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name=Gikongoro
latin= Dioecesis Ghikongoroënsis
country= Rwanda
metropolitan=Kigali
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 2,057
population= 537,580
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 228,991
catholics_percent= 42.6
bishop= Augustin Misago
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gikongorou {Latin: "Ghikongoroën(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Gikongoro in the Ecclesiastical province of Kigali in Rwanda.
History
* March 30, 1992: Established as Diocese of Gikongoro from the Diocese of Butare
Leadership
* Bishops of Gikongoro (Roman rite)
** Bishop Augustin Misago (since March 30, 1992)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Rwanda
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/giko0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dgiko.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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