The Anglican dioceses of Burundi are the

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presence in

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; together they form the Province of the Anglican Church of Burundi. The Anglican churches of the area were under the authority of the

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until 1965, when the

Province of Uganda and Ruanda-Urundi The Church of Uganda is a member province of the Anglican Communion. Currently there are 37 dioceses which make up the Church of Uganda, each headed by a bishop. Each diocese is divided into archdeaconries, each headed by a senior priest known a ...

(later of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Boga-Zaire) was created; Burundi was then part of the

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from 1980 until its own church province was erected in 1992.

Diocese of Buye

In 1951, Jim Brazier was consecrated a bishop, to serve as an assistant bishop in the

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with delegated oversight for all of

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(a "suffragan area"); he was based in Ibuye (now in Burundi). When the Diocese of Ruanda-Urundi was erected (from Uganda diocese) in 1960, Brazier became her first diocesan bishop. Brazier retired in 1964 and was succeeded by

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, part of whose brief was to prepare the diocese for division: as part of this process,

Yohana Nkunzumwami Yohana Nkunzumwami was an Anglican bishop in Burundi. He was married to Myriam Basabakwinshi and they had 12 children. Myriam Was a fervent member of Mother’s Union till her death in June 2001. Nkunzumwami was educated at Warner Memorial Theolog ...

, Archdeacon of Northern Burundi, was appointed Assistant Bishop in Burundi and was the first Burundian consecrated a bishop.Anglican Communion Prayer Cycle 2002
(Accessed 11 July 2020) He became the first diocesan bishop of all Burundi when that diocese was erected in 1966; by the time of his death in post in 1978, his See was that of Buye.

Bishops of Buye

*19661978 (d.):

(initially as diocesan Bishop of Burundi) *19792005 (ret.): Samuel NdayisengaThe Anglican Church of Burundi — Press Release Extra 1, October 2005 — Consecration of two bishops for Anglican Church of Burundi
(Accessed 11 July 2020) (also Archbishop of Burundi, 1998–2005) *October 2005present: Sixbert Macumi

Diocese of Bujumbura

The second Burundian diocese, Bujumbura, was split from Buye in December 1975.Anglican Diocese of Rumonge — History
(Accessed 11 July 2020)

Bishops of Bujumbura

*19751990 (trans.): Samuel Sindamuka (Primate from 1987; translated to Matana) *1990April 2013 (removed):

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(translated from Matana) *2013present: Eraste BigirimanaThe Anglican Church of Burundi — EAB Press, May 2013
(Accessed 11 July 2020)

Diocese of Gitega

Gitega diocese was erected in 1985.

Bishops of Gitega

*19852018 (ret.): John Nduwayo *2018present: Aimé Joseph Kimararungu (previously

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; consecrated August 2017)The Anglican Church of Burundi — EAB Press extra, August 2017
(p. 2; accessed 11 July 2020)

Diocese of Matana

The Diocese of Matana was founded from Bujumbura diocese on 26 August 1990.

Bishops of Matana

*1990 (trans.):

(translated to Bujumbura) *19901997 (ret.): Samuel Sindamuka (translated from Bujumbura; also Primate of Rwanda, Burundi and Boga-Zaire until 1992; also Archbishop of Burundi thereafter) *19972016 (ret.):

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(also Archbishop of Burundi, 2005–2016) *2017present: Seth Ndayirukiye

Diocese of Makamba

The Diocese of Makamba was erected in 1997.

Bishops of Makamba

*1997present:

Martin Nyaboho Martin Blaise Nyaboho (born 1955) is no longer a Burundian Anglican archbishop. He was elected the fourth archbishop and Primate of the Province of the Anglican Church of Burundi, and was installed on 21 August 2016 in Bujumbura's Holy Trinity C ...

(also Archbishop of Burundi since 2016)

Diocese of Muyinga

The Diocese of Muyinga was inaugurated on 5 November 2005.Anglican Communion News Service, 9 November 2005 — Inauguration of a new Diocese and Consecration of two Bishops for the Anglican Church of Burundi
(Accessed 11 July 2020)

Bishops of Muyinga

*20052013: Eraste Bigirimana *2013present: Paisible Ndacayisaba

Diocese of Rumonge

The seventh diocese, of Rumonge, was erected on 4 August 2013 from that of Bujumbura.

Bishops of Rumonge

*2013present: Pedaculi Birakengana

Diocese of Rutana

The Rutana diocese was founded from the Diocese of Matana in August 2017.

Bishops of Rutana

*2017present: Pontien RibakareFacebook — Province of the Anglican Church of Burundi, 21 August 2017
(Accessed 11 July 2020)

Diocese of Buhiga

Most recently, the Diocese of Buhiga was erected from the Gitega diocese on 27 August 2017.

Bishops of Buhiga

*2017present: Evariste Nijimbere

References

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