Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gitega
Roman Catholic archdiocese in Burundi
Archdiocese of Gitega Archidioecesis Kitegaensis[1] | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of Christ the King | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Burundi |
| Ecclesiastical province | Ecclesiastical province of Gitega, Burundi |
| Metropolitan | Gitega |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 2,050,000 1,560,000 (76,1%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Christ the King[2] |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Simon Ntamwana[3] |
| Website | |
| archidiocese-gitega.org | |
The Archdiocese of Gitega the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Gitega in Burundi.
History
- 12 December 1912: Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu formed from parts of the Apostolic Vicariate of Unyanyembe and the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Victoria Nyanza.
- 1921: Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of Urundi and Kivu
- 25 April 1922: Apostolic Vicariate of Urundi and Kivu divided into the Apostolic Vicariate of Urundi and the Apostolic Vicariate of Ruanda.
- 14 July 1949: Apostolic Vicariate of Urundi renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of Kitega
- 10 November 1959: Apostolic Vicariate of Kitega promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gitega
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
- Joachim Ruhuna (1980-1982)
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
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