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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gitega

December 28, 2022

The Archdiocese of Gitega the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Gitega in Burundi.

Archdiocese of Gitega

Archidioecesis Kitegaensis[1]
Cathedral of Christ the King
Location
Country Burundi
Ecclesiastical provinceEcclesiastical province of Gitega, Burundi
MetropolitanGitega
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2019)
2,050,000
1,560,000 (76,1%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralCathedral of Christ the King[2]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopSimon Ntamwana[3]

History

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Gitega (Roman rite), below
    • Archbishop Simon Ntamwana – since 1997.01.24
    • Archbishop Joachim Ruhuna (1982.11.06 – 1996.09.09)
    • Archbishop André Makarakiza, M. Afr. (1968.09.05 – 1982.11.06)
    • Archbishop Antoine Grauls, M. Afr. (1959.11.10 – 1967.10.16); see below
  • Vicar Apostolic of Kitega (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Antoine Grauls, M. Afr. (1949.07.14 – 1959.11.10); see above & below
  • Vicars Apostolic of Urundi (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Antoine Grauls, M. Afr. (1936.12.23 – 1949.07.14); see above
    • Bishop Julien-Louis-Edouard-Marie Gorju, M. Afr. (1922.04.26 – 1936.05.29)

Coadjutor archbishop

Auxiliary bishops

  • Gabriel Kihimbare (1964), never consecrated
  • Nestor Bihonda (1965-1968), appointed Bishop of Muyinga

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Bonaventure Nahimana, appointed Bishop of Rutana in 2009
  • Blaise Nzeyimana, appointed Bishop of Ruyigi in 2010

Suffragan dioceses

References

  1. ^ "Archdiocese of Gitega". Catholic Hierarchy.com. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Cathedrals – Burundi". Giga-Catholic Information. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gitega, Burundi". Giga-Catholic Information. Retrieved 15 August 2010.

Coordinates: 3°26′00″S 29°54′00″E / 3.4333°S 29.9000°E / -3.4333; 29.9000

December 28, 2022
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