Butare Catholic diocese has celebrated 50 years of existence since 1961.
The holly mass to celebrate the golden jubilee was held at Butare parish cathedral on Sunday September 9.
The diocese started with 17 parishes. Today the parishes have grown to 25 which the Catholic Church says is testimony of success of evangelism.
Conducted by late Monsignor Jean Baptiste Kahamanyi and Monsignor Phillipe Rukamba currently in charge.
The diocese has since registered several achievements including schools (preparatory to university).
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.
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