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Léon-Paul Classe

Catholic bishop (1874-1945) · France · On the map · Religious Figures · Died at 70

Léon-Paul Classe, M.Afr. was a Catholic priest who was Vicar Apostolic of the Apostolic Vicariate of Ruanda, in what is now Rwanda, from 1922 until his death in 1945. During his time as a missionary priest and then bishop a great many Rwandans were converted to Christianity.

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Classe was influential in persuading the Belgian colonial administration to favor the Tutsis as a ruling caste in the country over the Hutu majority.

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Country
France
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1874 to 1945 · aged 70