Thaddée Ntihinyurwa

Thaddée Ntihinyurwa (born 25 September 1942) is a Rwandan Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kigali, Rwanda from 1996 until his age-related retirement on 19 November 2018. Before that, from November 1991 until March 1996 he was Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cyangugu, Rwanda. He was appointed Bishop on 5 November 1981 by Pope John Paul II. He retired on 19 November 2018 at the age of 76 years. He lives on as Archbishop Emeritus of Kigali, Rwanda.

Early years He was born on 25 September 1942, at Kibeho, Kibeho Parish, in the Diocese of Gikongoro, Nyaruguru District, in the Southern Province of Rwanda. He studied both philosophy and theology before he was ordained a priest on 11 July 1971.

Priest He was ordained a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Butare, Rwanda on 11 July 1971. He served in that capacity until 5 November 1981.

He served as Apostolic Administrator of Kigali Archdiocese from 11 November 1994 until 9 March 1996. He also served as Apostolic Administrator of Kabgayi Diocese from 10 December 2004 until 26 March 2006 and as Apostolic Administrator of Kibungo Diocese from 29 January 2010 until 20 July 2013.