Smaragde Mbonyintege was born on 2 February 1947 and is a Rwandan prelate of the Catholic Church who was Bishop of Kabgayi in Rwanda from 2006 until 2023.
12 Facts About Smaragde Mbonyintege
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Smaragde Mbonyintege was appointed Bishop of Kabgayi Diocese by Pope Benedict XVI on 21 January 2006.
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Smaragde Mbonyintege was born on 2 February 1947 in Cyeza Parish, Kabgayi Diocese, in the Kamonyi District, in the Southern Province of Rwanda.
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Smaragde Mbonyintege attended primary school in Shyanda, in Kabgayi Parish.
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Smaragde Mbonyintege then studied at the Marist Brothers Teacher Training College in Save in Gisagara District in Rwanda's Sothern Province.
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Smaragde Mbonyintege studied at the St Paul Minor Seminary Kigali in the Archdiocese of Kigali.
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Smaragde Mbonyintege attended the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy, from 1979 until 1983, graduating with a Master of Arts degree in Spiritual Theology.
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Smaragde Mbonyintege was ordained a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Kabgayi, Rwanda on 20 July 1975.
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Smaragde Mbonyintege served in that role until 21 January 2006.
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Smaragde Mbonyintege was consecrated and installed at Kabgayi on 26 March 2006 by the hands of Archbishop Thaddee Ntihinyurwa, Archbishop of Kigali assisted by Bishop Frederic Rubwejanga, Bishop of Kibungo and Bishop Philippe Rukamba, Bishop of Butare.
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Smaragde Mbonyintege served as the chairman of the Episcopal Commission for Consecrated Women and that for Ecumenism.
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Smaragde Mbonyintege served as the elected president of the Episcopal Conference of Rwanda.