Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gitega

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
(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]
Website
archidiocese-gitega.org

History

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Gitega (Roman rite), below
    • Archbishop Simon Ntamwana – since 24 January 1997
    • Archbishop Joachim Ruhuna (6 November 1982 – 9 September 1996)
    • Archbishop André Makarakiza, M. Afr. (5 September 1968 – 6 November 1982)
    • Archbishop Antoine Grauls, M. Afr. (10 November 1959 – 16 October 1967); see below
  • Vicar Apostolic of Kitega (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Antoine Grauls, M. Afr. (14 July 1949 – 10 November 1959); see above & below
  • Vicars Apostolic of Urundi (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Antoine Grauls, M. Afr. (23 December 1936 – 14 July 1949); see above
    • Bishop Julien-Louis-Edouard-Marie Gorju, M. Afr. (26 April 1922 – 29 May 1936)

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.

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