Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kigali
# Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kigali

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kigali (Latin: Archidioecesis Kigaliensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Rwanda. It was erected from the Archdiocese of Kabgayi by Pope Paul VI on April 10, 1976, with the suffragan sees of Butare, Byumba, Cyangugu, Gikongoro, Kabgayi, Kibungo, Nyundo, Ruhengeri. It is the only archdiocese within Rwanda.

The motherchurch of the archdiocese and thus seat of its archbishop is St. Michael's Cathedral.

## Bishops

### List of archbishops of Kigali

* Vincent Nsengiyumva (1976–1994)
* Thaddée Ntihinyurwa [fr] (9 March 1996–19 November 2018)
* Antoine Kambanda (19 November 2018 -

### Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

* Célestin Hakizimana, appointed Bishop of Gikongoro in 2014
* Anaclet Mwumvaneza, appointed Bishop of Nyundo in 2016
