Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gitega

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The Archdiocese of Gitega the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Gitega in Burundi.

Archdiocese of Gitega

Archidioecesis Kitegaensis[1]
Cathedral of Christ the King
Location
Country Burundi
Ecclesiastical provinceEcclesiastical province of Gitega, Burundi
MetropolitanGitega
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2019)
2,050,000
1,560,000 (76,1%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralCathedral of Christ the King[2]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopSimon Ntamwana[3]
Website
archidiocese-gitega.org

History

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Bishops

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Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

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  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Gitega (Roman rite), below
  • Vicar Apostolic of Kitega (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Antoine Grauls, M. Afr. (14 July 1949 – 10 November 1959); see above & below
  • Vicars Apostolic of Urundi (Roman rite)

Coadjutor archbishop

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Auxiliary bishops

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Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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Suffragan dioceses

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References

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  1. ^ "Archdiocese of Gitega". Catholic Hierarchy.com. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Cathedrals – Burundi". Giga-Catholic Information. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gitega, Burundi". Giga-Catholic Information. Retrieved 15 August 2010.

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