The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bubanza ( la, Bubantin(a)) is a
diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associ ...
located in the city of
Bubanza
Bubanza is a city located in northwestern Burundi
Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Gre ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
Bujumbura
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in
Burundi
Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Gr ...
.
History
* June 7, 1980: Established as the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bubanza from the then-Roman Catholic Diocese of Bujumbura
Special churches
The
Cathedral
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is the
Cathédrale Christ Roi (Cathedral of Christ the King) in Bubanza.
Leadership
;Bishops of Bubanza
*
Evariste Ngoyagoye Évariste Ngoyagoye (born 3 January 1942 in Jenda, Burundi) is the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bujumbura. He has worked in that position since 2006, having previously been a bishop in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bujumbura si ...
(June 7, 1980 – April 21, 1997), appointed Bishop of Bujumbura
*
Jean Ntagwarara
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(October 24, 1997 – April 1, 2023)
;Coadjutor bishop
*
Georges Bizimana (2013-2019), did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Ngozi
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Burundi
References
External links
GCatholic.org
Bubanza
Bubanza is a city located in northwestern Burundi
Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Gre ...
Bubanza
Bubanza is a city located in northwestern Burundi
Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Gre ...
Bubanza
Bubanza is a city located in northwestern Burundi
Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Gre ...
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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