Diocese of

Bururi

Burundi

Continent: Eastern and Central Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Bururi / Bururien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Bujumbura

Neighbouring Dioceses: Bujumbura (↖), Gitega (↗), Rutana (→), Kigoma (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (Universal) 📅

History

1961.06.06: Established as Diocese of Bururi / Bururien(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gitega and became suffragan of Gitega)
1973.04.13: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Ruyigi
2006.11.25: Became suffragan of Bujumbura
2009.01.17: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Rutana

Present Prelates

Bishop (2020.02.15 – ...):

Bishop Salvator Niciteretse (67)

Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Burundi

Ordinaries

Bishops of Bururi (Roman Rite)

Bishop Salvator Niciteretse (67)
(2020.02.15 – ...)

Bishop of Bururi (Burundi)
Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Burundi

Born:	1958.08.02 (Rutwenzi, Burundi)
Ordained Priest:	1989.07.09
Consecrated Bishop:	2020.04.18

Priest of Bururi (Burundi) (1989.07.09 – 2020.02.15)

Bishop of Bururi (Burundi) (2020.02.15 – ...)

Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Burundi (2022.12.15 – ...)

Bishop Venant Bacinoni
(2007.06.25 – 2020.02.15)

Encourager à diriger

Born:	1940.02.20 (Kirisi, Burundi)
Ordained Priest:	1965.04.20
Consecrated Bishop:	2007.09.08
Died:	2022.07.23 (Bururi, Burundi † 82)

Priest of Bururi (Burundi) (1965.04.20 – 2007.06.25)

Bishop of Bururi (Burundi) (2007.06.25 – 2020.02.15)

Archbishop Simon Ntamwana (79)
(Apostolic Administrator 2005.11.21 – 2007.06.25)

Bishop Bernard Bududira
(1973.09.17 – 2005.11.19)

Le développement de l’homme, de tout l’homme

Born:	1934.08 (Mushikanwa, Burundi)
Ordained Priest:	1963.07.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1973.11.30
Died:	2005.11.19 († 71)

Bishop of Bururi (Burundi) (1973.09.17 – 2005.11.19)

President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Burundi (1989 – 1997)

Bishop Joseph Martin, M. Afr.
(1961.06.06 – 1973.09.17)

Born:	1903.04.29 (Saint-Rémy-les-Chimay, Belgium)
Ordained Priest:	1926.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1949.11.30
Died:	1982.06.13 (Verviers, Belgium † 79)

Titular Bishop of Oliva (1949.07.14 – 1959.11.10)

Vicar Apostolic of Ngozi (Burundi) (1949.07.14 – 1959.11.10)

Bishop of Ngozi (Burundi) (1959.11.10 – 1961.06.06)

Bishop of Bururi (Burundi) (1961.06.06 – 1973.09.17)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathédrale Christ Roi, Bururi, Bururi

Bujumbura (↖), Gitega (↗), Rutana (→), Kigoma (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 5,893 km²

Population: 833,276 Catholics (40.5% of 2,057,474 total)

Pastoral Centres: 30 parishes

Personnel: 135 priests (diocesan), 175 religious (13 brothers, 162 sisters), 95 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2026.03.30

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