Resignation and appointment of bishop of Byumba, Rwanda

The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Byumba, Rwanda, presented by Bishop Servilien Nzakamwita.

The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Papias Musengamana, of the clergy of Kabgayi, until now rector of the Grand Séminaire Saint Charles Borromée of Nyakibanda, as bishop of the same diocese.

Curriculum vitae

Msgr. Papias Musengamana was born on 21 August 1967 in Byimana, in the diocese of Kabgayi. After attending the primary school of Mwendo (1974-1982), he entered the Petit Séminaire Saint Léon of Kabgayi (1982-1988). He attended the Rutongo Preparatory Seminary (1989-1989) and the Kabgayi Major Seminary of Philosophy (1989-1991). He completed his studies in theology at the Université Catholique d’Afrique Centrale – Institut Catholique de Yaoundé in Cameroon (1991-1996), where he was awarded a licentiate in biblical theology.

He was ordained a priest on 18 May 1997.

Since priestly ordination, he has held the following offices: secretary to the bishop (1997-1999), doctorate in biblical theology at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg in Germany (1999-2005), parish vicar in Kamonyi (2005-2006), diocesan bursar (2006-2013), vicar general of Kabgayi (2013-2017) and, from 2018 to the present, rector of the Grand Séminaire Saint Charles Borromée of Nyakibanda.