Philippe Rukamba


Philippe Rukamba
Bishop Emeritus of Butare, Rwanda
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Kigali
SeeButare
Appointed2 January 1997
Installed12 April 1997
PredecessorJean-Baptiste Gahamanyi
SuccessorJean Bosco Ntagungira
Other post(s)Apostolic Administrator of Gikongoro, Rwanda (28 May 2012 - 26 November 2014)
Orders
Ordination25 July 1974
Consecration12 April 1997
by Joseph Sibomana
RankBishop
Personal details
Born
Philippe Rukamba

(1948-05-26) 26 May 1948
Motto“Considerate Iesum” (No translation known)
Styles of
Philippe Rukamba
Reference style
Spoken styleHis Lordship
Religious styleBishop

Philippe Rukamba (born 26 May 1948) is a Rwandan Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Butare, Rwanda from 1997 until his age-related retirement in 2024. Between May 2012 and November 2014, he served as the Apostolic Administrator of the Catholic Diocese of Gikongoro, in Rwanda. He was appointed bishop of Butare on 2 January 1997 by Pope John Paul II. He retired on 12 August 2024 at the age of 76 years. He lives on as the Bishop Emeritus of Butare, Rwanda.