Bubanza diocese
| Bubanza diocese | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Burundi |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Bujumbura |
| Diocesan bishop | Jean Ntagwarara |
| Vicar General | Théogène Murwuwundi |
| founding | 1980 |
| surface | 2,700 km² |
| Parishes | 12 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 746,677 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 423,454 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 56.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 41 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 10,328 |
| Friars | 6 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 55 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Christ Roi |
The Bistum Bubanza ( lat. : Dioecesis Bubantina ) is an in Burundi preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Bubanza .
history
The diocese of Bubanza was established on June 7, 1980 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Venerabilibus Fratribus from ceding territories of the Diocese of Bujumbura and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Gitega as a suffragan . On November 25, 2006, the Bubanza diocese was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Bujumbura as a suffragan.
Bishops of Bubanza
- Evariste Ngoyagoye , 1980–1997, then Bishop of Bujumbura
- Jean Ntagwarara , since 1997
See also
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Venerabilibus Fratribus , AAS 72 (1980), n.6, p. 797.