RUHENGERI
Presentation of the Diocese
The diocese of Ruhengeri covers the same territorial area as the former Province of Ruhengeri. It is located in Northwest Rwanda in the Northern Province with a small portion in the Western Province, (Nyabihu District). It has an area of 1,665.06 Km² and is bordered on the North by Uganda, on the North-West by the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire), on the South-East by the former Province of Kigali Rural, at the East by the former Byumba Province, at the West by the former... Lire plusPARISH
| Names | Foundation date | Patron Saint | Parish priest | Adreses |
| BUMARA | 2012 |
Notre dame de KIBEHO |
A. Eugène TWIZEREYEZU |
B.P. 45 Ruhengeri Tél. : 0788422137 |
| BUSOGO | 1963 |
N.D. de Guadeloupe Clergé diocésain |
Abbé Charles Clément NIYIGENA |
Tél. :0788874575 |
| BUTETE | 2014 |
Saint Jean Paul II |
A. Longin NIYONSENGA |
B.P. 45 Ruhengeri |
| GAHUNGA | 1986 |
Jésus Miséricordieux Pères Carmes déchaux |
Père Jean Marie Vianney UWAMANGU, Ocd |
B.P. 45 Ruhengeri |
| JANJA | 1935 |
Mater Divinae Gratiae |
Abbé Bonaventure TWAMBAZIMANA |
B.P. 45 Ruhengeri |
| KAMPANGA | 1986 |
Sacré Cœur de Jésus |
Abbé Théoneste MUNYANKINDI |
B.P. 45 Ruhengeri |
| KINONI | 1951 |
Saint Joseph |
Père Wenceslas TEGERA, Sac |
B.P. 45 Ruhengeri |
| MWANGE | 1986 |
Marie Reine dela Paix |
Abbé Ferdinand HAGABIMANA |
B.P. 45 Ruhengeri |
| NEMBA | 1938 |
Notre dame des Sept Douleurs Pères Lazaristes |
Père Alexandre UZINGABIYE, C.M |
B.P. 45 Ruhengeri |
| NYAKINAMA | 1970 |
Christ-Roi Pères Mariens |
Père André TOKARCZYK, mic |
B.P. 1 Ruhengeri |
| RUHENGERI | 1954 |
Notre Dame de Fatima Clergé diocésain |
Abbé Emmanuel NDAGIJIMANA |
B.P. 45 Ruhengeri |
| RUNABA | 1956 |
Immaculée Conception Clergé diocésain |
A. Jean Bosco MUNEZA |
Tél. : 0788744433 |
| RWAZA | 1903 |
Notre Dame de l’Assomption |
Abbé Laurent UWAYEZU |
B.P. 45 Ruhengeri |
His Lordship Vincent H.
STATISTICS
| DESIGNATION | FIGURES |
| Population | 865 720 |
| Baptisés Catholiques | 350 424 |
| Catéchumènes | 6009 |
| Total catholiques | 354 770 |
| % des Catholiques/Pop Totale | 41 |
| Paroisses | 13 |
| Centrales | 2 811 |
| Com. Eclésiales de Base (CEB) | 2 811 |
| Prêtres | |
| Prêtres diocésains | 70 |
| Prêtres religieux | 11 |
| Religieux | 2 |
| Religieuses | 89 |
| Communautés des frères | 1 |
| Communautés des sœurs | 17 |
| Catéchistes | 523 |
| Grands Séminaristes | 58 |
| Membres des Mouvements d’Action Catholique (MAC) | 170 418 |
| Ecoles | |
| Ecoles maternelles | 32 |
| Ecoles primaires | 102 |
| Ecoles secondaires | 58 |
| Ecoles supérieures laiques | 1 |
| Formations Sanitaires de l’Eglise | |
| Centre de Santé | 9 |
| Centres nutritonnels | 7 |
| Hôpital | 1 |
