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Suffragan diocese Ngozi, Burundi

Diocese of Ngozi

Ngozien(sis)

The Diocese of Ngozi is a Latin Rite diocese in northern Burundi, established as an apostolic vicariate in 1949 and raised to a diocese in 1959. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Gitega and has been led by Bishop Georges Bizimana since 2019.

On the map

Esri
Ngozi, Burundi, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1949
Catholics
937,373
Priests
111
Territory
3,810 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
Georges Bizimana
Born
12 March 1965
Birthplace
Buraniro

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The cathedral

Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral stands in Ngozi, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

In Burundi, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ngozi (Latin: Ngozien(sis)) has its seat in the city of Ngozi and belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Gitega.