Jérôme Gapangwa Nteziryayo

Jérôme Gapangwa Nteziryayo (born 1 January 1942) is a Congolese prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Uvira from 1985 to 2002.

The Most Reverend

Jérôme Gapangwa Nteziryayo
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Uvira
Appointed1 July 1985
Installed20 October 1985
Term ended10 June 2002
Orders
Ordination20 August 1972
by Bishop Danilo Catarzi, S.X.
Consecration20 October 1985
Personal details
Born1 January 1942
Kalongi, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Biography

Nteziryayo was born in Kalongi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on 1 January 1942.[1] He was ordained a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Uvira on 20 August 1972 by Bishop Danilo Catarzi, S.X.[1]

Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Uvira on 1 July 1985.[1] He was consecrated bishop on 20 October 1985, with Archbishop Aloys Mulindwa Mutabesha Mugoma Mweru, Archbishop of Bukavu, serving as principal consecrator, and Bishop Léonard Dhejju, Bishop of Bunia, and Bishop Faustin Ngabu, Bishop of Goma, serving as co-consecrators.[1]

On 10 June 2002, Nteziryayo resigned from his position as bishop.[1]

On 5 August 2006, concelebrated Mass at the International Youth Festival in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and was one of two bishops at the festival.[2]

Episcopal lineage

References
  1. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Jérôme Gapangwa Nteziryayo [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  2. "Medjugorje | News". www.medjugorje.hr. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
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