Anglican dioceses of Burundi


The Anglican dioceses of Burundi are the Anglican presence in Burundi; together they form the Province of the Anglican Church of Burundi. The Anglican churches of the area were under the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury until 1965, when the Province of Uganda and Ruanda-Urundi was created; Burundi was then part of the Province of Rwanda, Burundi, and Boga-Zaire 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 Diocese of Uganda with delegated oversight for all of Ruanda-Urundi ; he was based in Ibuye. When the Diocese of Ruanda-Urundi was erected in 1960, Brazier became her first diocesan bishop. Brazier retired in 1964 and was succeeded by Lawrence Barham, part of whose brief was to prepare the diocese for division: as part of this process, Yohana Nkunzumwami, Archdeacon of Northern Burundi, was appointed Assistant Bishop in Burundi and was the first Burundian consecrated a bishop. 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

The second Burundian diocese, Bujumbura, was split from Buye in December 1975.

Bishops of Bujumbura

Gitega diocese was erected in 1985.

Bishops of Gitega

  • 19852018 : John Nduwayo
  • 2018present: Aimé Joseph Kimararungu

    Diocese of Matana

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

Bishops of Matana

  • 1990 : Pie Ntukamazina
  • 19901997 : Samuel Sindamuka
  • 19972016 : Bernard Ntahoturi
  • 2017present: Seth Ndayirukiye

    Diocese of Makamba

The Diocese of Makamba was erected in 1997.

Bishops of Makamba

The Diocese of Muyinga was inaugurated on 5 November 2005.

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 Ribakare

    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