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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bujumbura
The
Roman Catholic
Archdiocese
of
Bujumbura
is the
Metropolitan See
for the
Ecclesiastical province
of Bujumbura in
Burundi
.
History
June 11
, 1959: Established as
Apostolic Vicariate
of Usumbura from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Kitega
and
Apostolic Vicariate of Ngozi
November 10
, 1959:
Promoted
as
Diocese
of Usumbura
October 9
, 1964: Renamed as
Diocese of Bujumbura
November 25
, 2006: Promoted as
Metropolitan Archdiocese
of Bujumbura
Special churches
The
cathedral
is the
Cathédrale Regina Mundi
in Bujumbura.
Leadership, in
reverse chronological order
Metropolitan
Archbishops of Bujumbura, below
*
Archbishop
Gervais
Banshimiyubusa
* Archbishop
Evariste Ngoyagoye
;
see below
Bishops of Bujumbura
, below
*
Bishop
Evariste Ngoyagoye ;
see above
* Bishop
Simon Ntamwana
, appointed
Archbishop of Gitega
* Bishop
Michel Ntuyahaga
;
see below
Bishop of Usumbura, below
* Bishop Michel Ntuyahaga ;
see above & below
Vicar Apostolic
of Usumbura, below
* Bishop Michel Ntuyahaga ;
see above
Sufferagan Dioceses
Bubanza
Bururi