{"id":51170,"date":"2024-08-08T10:59:48","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T10:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/archdiocese-of-kigali-unveils-design-of-st-michel-cathedral-photos\/"},"modified":"2024-08-12T08:11:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T08:11:22","slug":"archdiocese-of-kigali-unveils-design-of-st-michel-cathedral-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/archdiocese-of-kigali-unveils-design-of-st-michel-cathedral-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Archdiocese of Kigali unveils design of St. Michel Cathedral (Photos)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During his installation as Archbishop of Kigali in early 2019, Antoine Kambanda addressed tens of thousands of Christians, emphasizing the need for a cathedral that reflects the beauty and modernity of the City of Kigali. <\/p>\n<p>President Paul Kagame, who attended the ceremony, pledged his support for the construction and suggested considering a new site for the cathedral if possible.<\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, the church was allocated the land where the 1930 Prison once stood. The master plan, now displayed on this historic site, reveals the design of the future cathedral.<\/p>\n<p>Father Innocent Consolateur of St. Michel Parish has told IGIHE that the displayed design gives a glimpse of the new building&#8217;s appearance but refrained from providing further details. <\/p>\n<p>He mentioned that additional information about the commencement of construction will be disclosed by Cardinal Antoine Kambanda. Attempts to reach Cardinal Kambanda for comments were unsuccessful at press time.<\/p>\n<p>The new, modern cathedral is expected to accommodate at least 5,000 people, featuring a large courtyard capable of hosting between 10,000 and 20,000 attendees during major events. <\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Archbishop Cardinal Kambanda told IGIHE that the cathedral would be a modern structure uniquely reflective of Rwandan culture. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It must be a building with the shape of a church, but also with a unique Rwandan characteristic, harmonizing the church&#8217;s appearance with Rwandan culture,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) announced plans to raise Rwf40 billion for the construction of the cathedral.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the Kigali Cathedral is located in Kiyovu in the Nyarugenge District, where St. Michel Parish is situated. <\/p>\n<p>However, the existing cathedral is too small to host major events. The St. Michel Parish, established in 1963 as part of the Kabgayi Diocese, was designated as a Cathedral Parish on May 3, 1976, upon the establishment of the Archdiocese of Kigali.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-73719\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/dc9c7dfd-9561-4574-9884-bbed54e8bcc1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-73718\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/b9db3d25-c446-4958-8695-2327bce51f2b.jpg\" alt=\"In 2020, Archbishop Cardinal Kambanda told IGIHE that the cathedral would be a modern structure uniquely reflective of Rwandan culture.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-73717\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/30bb07b6-8357-4091-83a9-821e5a035d0e.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-73716\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/9bc885de-2576-408e-8a79-e0cbdc76c42a.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-73715\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/7bbc7356-6031-4fac-86a5-b9e4f6ae7d90.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-73657\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/logo1-4-49a89.jpg\" alt=\"In 2020, Archbishop Cardinal Kambanda told IGIHE that the cathedral would be a modern structure uniquely reflective of Rwandan culture. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-73656\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/2h6a9053-2-88846.jpg\" alt=\"The new cathedral has an appealing design. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-73655\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/2h6a9051-2-4e728.jpg\" alt=\"The new cathedral is expected to feature a large courtyard capable of hosting between 10,000 and 20,000 attendees during major events. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-73654\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/2h6a9045-2-6b4ae.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-73653\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/2h6a9038-d0718.jpg\" alt=\"The new, modern cathedral is expected to accommodate at least 5,000 people.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-73652\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/2h6a9035-974ab.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-73651\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/2h6a9013-2-d12e9.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-73650\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/2h6a9010-7db03.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-73649\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/2h6a9009-29f24.jpg\" alt=\"The new cathedral will be built on 5.5 hectare piece of land where seated former Nyarugenge prison.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-73648\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/2h6a9003-319a1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-73647\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/2h6a8980-45703.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-73646\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/2h6a8986-307db.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-73645\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/2h6a8978-d58ba.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-73644\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/2h6a8977-2-264c9.jpg\" alt=\"It has been more than seven years since inmates from Nyarugenge Prison were relocated to Mageragere. \" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Archdiocese of Kigali has unveiled a master plan for the new St. Michel Cathedral, set to be constructed on the former premises of Nyarugenge Prison, commonly known as 1930.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000073658,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-51170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default 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