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Suffragan diocese Ruyigi, Burundi

Diocese of Ruyigi

Ruyigien(sis)

The Diocese of Ruyigi is a Latin Church diocese in eastern Burundi, erected on 13 April 1973 from the Archdiocese of Gitega and the Diocese of Ngozi. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Gitega and has been led by Bishop Blaise Nzeyimana since 2010.

On the map

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

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Established
1973
Catholics
370,611
Priests
78
Territory
4,997 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
Blaise Nzeyimana
Born
2 June 1954
Birthplace
Butare

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The cathedral

Cathedrale des Martyrs de l'Ouganda, Ruyigi stands in Ruyigi, 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 Ruyigi in Burundi is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ruyigi (Latin: Ruyigen(sis)), a diocese within the ecclesiastical province of Gitega.