Diocese of Rutana
| Diocese of Rutana | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Burundi |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Gitega |
| Diocesan bishop | Bonaventure Nahimana |
| founding | 2009 |
| surface | 2,180 km² |
| Parishes | 11 (2009) |
| Residents | 378,387 (2009) |
| Catholics | 168,160 (2009) |
| proportion of | 44.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 20 (2009) |
| Religious priest | 3 (2009) |
| Catholics per priest | 7,311 |
| Friars | 3 (2009) |
| Religious sisters | 30 (2009) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Saint-Joseph |
| Website | http://rutanadiocese.org/ |
The diocese Rutana ( lat. : Dioecesis Rutanus ) is an in Burundi preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Rutana .
history
The Diocese of Rutana was founded on January 17th, 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Ad aptius from cedings of the dioceses of Bururi and Ruyigi and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Gitega as a suffragan . First Bishop was Bonaventure Nahimana .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Erezione della Diocesi di Rutana (Burundi) e Nomina del primo Vescovo , in: Press Office of the Holy See: Daily Bulletin of January 17, 2009.
- ↑ Benedictus XVI: Const. Apost. Ad aptius , AAS 101 (2009), n.2, p. 81s.