Metropolitan see Bujumbura, Burundi
Archdiocese of Bujumbura
Buiumburaën(sis)
Latin Church
The Archdiocese of Bujumbura is the metropolitan Latin Church see for its ecclesiastical province in Burundi, originating as the Apostolic Vicariate of Usumbura in 1959 and elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese in 2006. Its suffragans are Bubanza and Bururi, and it is led by Archbishop Gervais Banshimiyubusa.
On the map
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- Established
- 1959
- Catholics
- 1,294,646
- Priests
- 226
- Territory
- 2,200 km²
Parishes and churches
44 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Paroisse MubimbiTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse MunaniraTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse MuramvyaTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse MusagaTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Mutanga SudTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse MutumbaTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse NgagaraTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse NyakabigaTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse RugaziTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse RushubiTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse RutongoTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse RuzibaTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse RyaruseraTown not recordedView parish
- Paroisse Saint-MichelTown not recordedView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Gervais Banshimiyubusa
- Born
- 9 September 1952
- Birthplace
- Gisuru
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Regina Mundi Cathedral stands in Bujumbura, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
For the ecclesiastical province of Bujumbura in Burundi, this archdiocese (Latin: Buiumburaën(sis)) serves as the Metropolitan See.