Suffragan diocese Bururi, Burundi
Diocese of Bururi
Bururien(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Bururi is a Latin Church diocese in southern Burundi, erected in 1961 from the Archdiocese of Gitega. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bujumbura and led by Bishop Salvator Niciteretse, appointed in 2020.
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- Established
- 1961
- Catholics
- 413,960
- Priests
- 135
- Territory
- 6,500 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Salvator Niciteretse
- Born
- 2 August 1958
- Birthplace
- Rutwenzi
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The cathedral
Cathedrale Christ Roi stands in Bururi, 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
The city of Bururi in Burundi is home to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bururi (Latin: Bururien(sis)), which lies within the ecclesiastical province of Bujumbura.