The number of known missionaries around the world killed in 1996 is about 46. Of these, 40 died on the African soil in the following countries: 19 in Zaire, 8 in Algeria, 7 in Burundi, 3 in Rwanda, 2 in Ghana, and 1 in Tanzania. The blood of these daughters and sons of the Church has not been shed for nothing, since the blood of Christians indeed sows the seeds ofthefaith in Christ. From their death new and abundant life of the Church in these very regions will rise and flourish. In knowing their names, countries of origin, countries in which they died, and the date of their death, we associate with them in their suffering and death, as well as their joy in their triumphal entry into the fullness of life in Christ.
| N° | Name | Country of origin | Institute | Place | Date |
| 1 | Sr. Patricia Mc.Aleese | USA | Presentation Sisters | Elmina, Ghana | 8 Jan |
| 2 | Sr, Claudia Murphy | Canada | Our Lady of Africa | Elmina, Ghana | 8 Jan |
| 3 | Fr. Sylvestre Hakizimana | Burudi | Diocesan | Gisanze, Burudi | 1 Mar |
| 4 | Sr. Carmen l. Zubiri | Spain | Charity of St. Anne | Kivumu, Rwanda | 20 Mar |
| 5 | Sr. Alphonsine Mukeshimana | Rwanda | Charity of St. Anne | Kivumu, Rwanda | 20 Mar |
| 6 | Fr. Giuseppe Schiavo | Italy | Stimatin | Kisanga, Tanzania | 27 Apr |
| 7 | Fr. Christian de Chergé | France | Trappist | Medea, Algeria | 23 May |
| 8 | Fr. Celestin Ringeard | France | Trappist | Medea, Algeria | 23 may |
| 9 | Fr. Christophe Lebreton | France | Trappist | Medea, Algeria | 23 May |
| 10 | P. Bruno Lemarchand | France | Trappist | Medea, Algeria | 23 May |
| 11 | Br. Paul Favre Miville | France | Trappist | Medea, Algeria | 23 May |
| 12 | Br. Michel Fleury | France | Trappist | Medea, Algeria | 23 May |
| 13 | Br. Luc Dochier | France | Trappist | Medea, Algeria | 23 May |
| 14 | Fr.Yvon Mpengekeze | Burundi | Diocesan | Ruyigi, Burundi | 6 June |
| 15 | Sr. Leocadie Ndihokubwayo | Burundi | Millitantes la S.Vierge | Ruyigi, Burundi | 6 June |
| 16 | Sr. Sophie | Burundi | Bene Bernadette | Gitega, Burundi | 16 June |
| 17 | Bishop Pierre Claverie | Algeria | Dominican | Oran, Algeria | 1 Aug |
| 18 | Archbishop Joachim Ruhuna | Burundi | Diocesan | Rutengana, Burundi | 9 Sept |
| 19 | Sr Irenée | Burundi | Bene Terezyia | Gitongo, Burundi | 9 Sept |
| 20 | Sr. Concesse | Burundi | Foyer de Charitè | Gitongo, Burundi | 9 Sept |
| 21 | Fr. Alexandre Kalinda Ngwije | Zaire | Diocesan | Boarder Zaire/Rwanda | 16 Sept |
| 22 | Fr. Jean M. Vianney Ndogole Kasati | Zaire | Diocesan | Kidoti, Zaire | 6 Oct |
| 23 | Fr. Bonoface Koko Kahegezo | Zaire | Diocesan | Kidoti, Zaire | 6 Oct |
| 24 | Archbishop Christophe Munzihizwa | Zaire | Jesuit | Bukavu, Zaire | 29 Oct |
| 25 | Br. François d'Assise Kajibwami | Zaire | Rogationist (Oblate) | Bukavu, Zaire | 30 Oct |
| 26 | Br. Servando Mayor Garcia | Spain | Marist Brother | Bugobe, Zaire | 31 Oct |
| 27 | Br. Miguel Angel Lucio | Spain | Marist Brother | Bugobe, Zaire | 31 Oct |
| 28 | Br. Fernando de la Fuente | Spain | Marist Brother | Bugobe, Zaire | 31 Oct |
| 29 | Br. Julio Rodriguez Jorge | Spain | Marist Brother | Bugobe, Zaire | 31 Oct |
| 30 | Fr. Constatin Gatuku | Zaire | Diocesan | Buhimba, Zaire | 6 Nov |
| 31 | Fr. Andrè Munyankuyu | Zaire | Diocesan | Buhimba, Zaire | 6 Nov |
| 32 | Sr. Laurenziya Sebaliya | Zaire | St. Vincent de Roeselaer | Buhimba, Zaire | 6 Nov |
| 33 | Fr. Benoit Nirere | Zaire | Diocesan | Jomba, Zaire | 15 Nov |
| 34 | Sr, Colette Mounabandi | Zaire | St. Vincent de Roeselaer | Jomba, Zaire | 15 Nov |
| 35 | Sr. Josephine Adolphine Gakondo | Zaire | St. Vincent de Roeselaer | Jomba, Zaire | 15 Nov |
| 36 | Sr. Judith Gatungu | Zaire | St. Vincent de Roeselaer | Jomba, Zaire | 15 Nov |
| 37 | Sr. Marie Anastasi Semutwe | Zaire | St. Vincent de Roeselaer | Jomba, Zaire | 15 Nov |
| 38 | Fr. Jean Claude Bumendwa | Zaire | Diocesan | Chimanga, Zaire | 18 Nov |
| 39 | Fr. Emmanuel Nsengiyunva | Zaire | Diocesan | Nyakariba, Zaire | 24 Dec |
| 40 | Fr. Pascal Kanyamanza | Zaire | Diocesan | Nyakariba, Zaire | 24 Dec |