Joseph Ruzindana (3 June 1943 – 5 June 1994) was a Catholic Bishop of Byumba in Rwanda.
Mgr. Joseph Ruzindana | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Byumba, Rwanda | |
| Appointed | 5 November 1981 |
| Installed | 17 January 1982 |
| Term ended | 7 June 1994 |
| Successor | Servilien Nzakamwita |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 June 1943 |
| Died | 5 June 1994 (aged 51) Kabgayi |
| Nationality | Rwandan |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Joseph Ruzindana was born on 3 June 1943 in Rambura. On 23 July 1972 he was ordained priest of Byumba. He was appointed Bishop of Byumba on 5 November 1981, and ordained on 17 January 1982.[1] The bishopric of Byumba was newly formed through a division of the diocese of Ruhengeri.[2]
During the Rwandan genocide, Ruzindana was killed on 5 June 1994 by soldiers of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), along with Vincent Nsengiyumva, Archbishop of Kigali, Thaddée Nsengiyumva, Bishop of Kabgayi, nine priests,[3] a senior priest of the Josephite Brothers, and a child.[4] The soldiers who killed them were their guards at Gakurazo, near the Kabgayi church center.[5][6]
References
editCitations
- ^ Cheney 2012.
- ^ Linden & Linden 1999, p. 392.
- ^ Muhoozi 2011, p. 287.
- ^ Guichaoua 2015, pp. 313–315.
- ^ Lewis 1994.
- ^ Desouter 2007, p. 90.
Sources
- Cheney, David M. (2012). "Bishop Joseph Ruzindana". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
- Desouter, Serge (May 2007). Rwanda le procès du FPR: Mise au point historique. Harmattan. ISBN 978-2-296-16303-4. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
- Guichaoua, André (2015). From War to Genocide: Criminal Politics in Rwanda, 1990–1994. University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 9780299298203.
- Lewis, Paul (June 12, 1994). "June 5–10: New Atrocities in Africa; Three Bishops and 10 Priests Are Slaughtered in Rwanda As Tribal Killings Go On". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
- Linden, Ian; Linden, Jane (1999). Christianisme et pouvoirs au Rwanda, 1900-1990: (1900-1990). KARTHALA Editions. ISBN 978-2-86537-918-7. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
- Muhoozi, Francis Xavier Ndagabanye (2011-02-17). A Deficit of Logic in the Great Lakes of Africa. AuthorHouse. p. 287. ISBN 978-1-4678-9437-1. Retrieved 2013-03-22.