Suffragan diocese Ngozi, Burundi
Diocese of Ngozi
Ngozien(sis)
Latin Church
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.
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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.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
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.