The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bubanza ( la, Bubantin(a)) is a
diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
located in the city of
Bubanza 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 language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the ...
.
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
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(2013-2019), did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Ngozi
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Burundi
The Catholic Church in Burundi is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
There are about four million Catholics—around two-thirds of the total population. There are seven dioceses, including ...
References
External links
GCatholic.org
Bubanza
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Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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