The bishops are represented by the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Burundi (
French: Conférence des évêques catholiques du Burundi, CECAB).
The CECAB is a member of the Association des Conférences Episcopal de l'Afrique Centrale (ACEAC) and
Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM).
;List of presidents of the Bishops' Conference:
1980-1986:
Joachim Ruhuna, Archbishop of
Gitega
Gitega (), formerly Kitega, is the political capital of Burundi. Located in the centre of the country, in the Burundian central plateau roughly east of Bujumbura (the largest city and former political capital), Gitega (the second largest city) ...
1986-1989:
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 ...
, bishop of
Bubanza
1989-1997:
Bernard Bududira, Bishop of
Bururi
Bururi is a city located in southern Burundi. It is the capital city of Bururi Province
Bururi Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Burundi. It was formerly Burundi's largest province until the communes of Burambi, Buyengero and Rumong ...
1997-2004:
Simon Ntamwana, Archbishop of
Gitega
Gitega (), formerly Kitega, is the political capital of Burundi. Located in the centre of the country, in the Burundian central plateau roughly east of Bujumbura (the largest city and former political capital), Gitega (the second largest city) ...
2004-2007:
Jean Ntagwarara
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, bishop of
Bubanza
2007-2011:
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 ...
, Archbishop of
Bujumbura
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from 2011:
Banshimiyubusa Gervais, Bishop of Ngozi
See also
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Episcopal conference
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Catholic Church in Burundi
References
Burundi
Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the ...
Catholic Church in Burundi
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