Catholic Church in Rwanda

There are just over five million Catholics in Rwanda - about half of the total population.

On November 20, 2016, the Catholic Church in Rwanda released a statement apologizing[3] for the role of its members in the genocide in 1994.

We regret that church members violated (their) oath of allegiance to God's commandments.

We didn't show that we are one family but instead killed each other," said a statement signed by the nine bishops constituting the Catholic Episcopal Conference of Rwanda.

The Roman Catholic Church in Rwanda is composed of 1 ecclesiastical territory with 7 suffragan dioceses.