Rwandan prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1958)
His Eminence
Antoine Kambanda
Cardinal, Archbishop of Kigali Spiritual Protector and Chaplain General of the Order of Saint Lazarus
Church
Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese
Kigali
See
Kigali
Appointed
19 November 2018
Installed
27 January 2019
Predecessor
Thaddée Ntihinyurwa
Other post(s)
Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto (2020-)
Orders
Ordination
8 September 1990 by Pope John Paul II
Consecration
20 July 2013 by Thaddée Ntihinyurwa
Created cardinal
28 November 2020 by Pope Francis
Rank
Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Antoine Kambanda
(1958-11-10) 10 November 1958 (age 65)
Nyamata, Rwanda
Previous post(s)
Bishop of Kibungo (2013-18)
Alma mater
Nyakibanda Major Seminary Alphonsian Academy
Motto
Ut vitam habeant
Coat of arms
Antoine Kambanda (born 10 November 1958) is a Rwandan prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Archbishop of Kigali since 2019. He was Bishop of Kibungo from 2013 to 2018.
Pope Francis raised him to the rank of cardinal on 28 November 2020, making him the first cardinal from Rwanda.[1] He is current Spiritual Protector and Chaplain General of the Orléans obedience of the Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem.
^"Cardinal Kambanda : par mon cardinalat, " le Pape est dans les périphéries "". Vatican News (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
AntoineKambanda (born 10 November 1958) is a Rwandan prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Archbishop of Kigali since 2019. He was Bishop of Kibungo...
Kambanda is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: AntoineKambanda (born 1958), Rwandan Roman Catholic archbishop Jean Kambanda (born 1955)...
such, it is connected to the title of a Cardinal priest, currently AntoineKambanda. The basilica was constructed in the fourth century and is recorded...
Mieczysław Mokrzycki Preceded by Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto 21 February 2001 – 5 September 2020 Succeeded by AntoineKambanda...
Semeraro 27. Fiorina Cecchin November 5, 2022 Meru, Kenya Cardinal AntoineKambanda 28. Giuseppe Ambrosoli November 20, 2022 Kalongo, Uganda Archbishop...
Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020. "Kambanda Card. Antoine". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 29 November...
Preceded by László Paskai Spiritual Protector and Chaplain General of the Order of st. Lazarus 14 September 2012 – 1 January 2021 Succeeded by AntoineKambanda...
Ntivuguruzwa was consecrated on 17 June 2023 by a congregation led by AntoineKambanda. Ntivuguruzwa is the seventh Bishop of Kabgayi Diocese. His Motto is...
26 October 2020. Kuteesa, Hudson (25 October 2020). "Rwanda: Archbishop Kambanda Becomes Rwanda's First Cardinal". AllAfrica. Retrieved 26 October 2020...
taking the four-year course. As of 2011 the rector was father AntoineKambanda. Kambanda was appointed in February 2006. He replaced Monseigneur Smaragde...
26 March 2006. He was succeeded as rector at the seminary by father AntoineKambanda. In 2009 he was elected President of the Episcopal Conference of Rwanda...
Ekpene Bishop Jude Ayodeji Arogundade, Bishop of Ondo Member: Bishop AntoineKambanda of Kibungo. Substitute: Bishop Smaragde Mbonyintege of Kabgayi, president...
the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2018. "Kambanda Card. Antoine". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 29 November...
(1976–1994) Thaddée Ntihinyurwa [fr] (9 March 1996–19 November 2018) AntoineKambanda (19 November 2018 - Célestin Hakizimana, appointed Bishop of Gikongoro...
enable for Cecchin to be beatified in Meru on 5 November 2022; Cardinal AntoineKambanda presided over the rite on the pope's behalf. The current postulator...
August 2007) Kizito Bahujimihigo (28 August 2007 – 29 January 2010) AntoineKambanda (7 May 2013 – 19 November 2018), appointed Archbishop of Kigali Jean-Marie...
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