Archdiocese of Gitega
The Archdiocese of Gitega the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Gitega in Burundi.
History
- 12 December 1912: Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu formed from parts of the Apostolic Vicariate of Unyanyembe and the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Victoria Nyanza.
- 1921: Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of Urundi and Kivu
- 25 April 1922: Apostolic Vicariate of Urundi and Kivu divided into the Apostolic Vicariate of Urundi and the Apostolic Vicariate of Ruanda.
- 14 July 1949: Apostolic Vicariate of Urundi renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of Kitega
- 10 November 1959: Apostolic Vicariate of Kitega promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gitega
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Gitega, below
- *Archbishop Simon Ntamwana – since 24 January 1997
- *Archbishop Joachim Ruhuna
- *Archbishop André Makarakiza, M. Afr.
- *Archbishop Antoine Grauls, M. Afr. ; see below
- Vicar Apostolic of Kitega
- * Bishop Antoine Grauls, M. Afr. ; see above & below
- Vicars Apostolic of Urundi
- * Bishop Antoine Grauls, M. Afr. ; see above
- * Bishop Julien-Louis-Edouard-Marie Gorju, M. Afr.
Coadjutor archbishop
Auxiliary bishops
- Gabriel Kihimbare, never consecrated
- Nestor Bihonda, appointed Bishop of Muyinga
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Bonaventure Nahimana, appointed Bishop of Rutana in 2009
- Blaise Nzeyimana, appointed Bishop of Ruyigi in 2010