Anglican Church of Rwanda
Intro
The Anglican Church of Rwanda is the Anglican Communion province for Rwanda and traces its beginnings to early twentieth-century missionary work connected to the Church Missionary Society. It now covers the country through a network of dioceses and has become one of Rwanda's largest Christian bodies.
Structure
The church uses standard Anglican episcopal governance. Wikipedia says the province is organized into 13 dioceses, each headed by a bishop, while the archbishop of Rwanda serves as both metropolitan and primate.
The dioceses range from long-established sees such as Kigali and Butare to newer units such as Karongi and Nyaruguru. Together they give the province a nationwide structure centered on cathedral cities and district groupings.
| Diocese | Founded | See city |
|---|---|---|
| Butare | 1975 | Butare |
| Byumba | 1991 | Byumba |
| Cyangugu | 1993 | Cyangugu |
| Gahini | 1997 | Gahini |
| Gasabo | 2011 | Kigali |
| Karongi | 2020 | Gitesi |
| Kibungo | 1993 | Ngoma |
| Kigali | 1966 | Kigali |
| Kigeme | 1992 | Gasaka |
| Kivu | 2008 | Gisenyi |
| Nyaruguru | 2022 | N/A |
| Shyira | 1984 | Ruhengeri |
| Shyogwe | 1992 | Shyogwe |
Source(s)
Source: No clearly free portrait of Laurent Mbanda was located on Wikimedia Commons during verification, so this figure uses the flag of Rwanda from Wikimedia Commons as a free fallback. Public domain.
Source: Intro adapted from the Wikipedia article "Anglican Church of Rwanda". Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Source: Structure section adapted from the "Structure" section of the Wikipedia article "Anglican Church of Rwanda". Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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