{{Butare Catholic diocese has celebrated 50 years of existence since 1961. <\/p>\n
The holly mass to celebrate the golden jubilee was held at Butare parish cathedral on Sunday September 9.}}<\/p>\n
The diocese started with 17 parishes. Today the parishes have grown to 25 which the Catholic Church says is testimony of success of evangelism. <\/p>\n
Conducted by late Monsignor Jean Baptiste Kahamanyi and Monsignor Phillipe Rukamba currently in charge.<\/p>\n
The diocese has since registered several achievements including schools (preparatory to university). <\/p>\n
Rendering special services to children with disabilities, improving standards of living of faithful in the diocese and mostly repairing broken souls destroyed during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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