Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gitega

The Archdiocese of Gitega the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Gitega in Burundi.

History

 * 12 December 1912: Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu formed from parts of the Apostolic Vicariate of Unyanyembe and the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Victoria Nyanza.
 * 1921: Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of Urundi and Kivu
 * 25 April 1922: Apostolic Vicariate of Urundi and Kivu divided into the Apostolic Vicariate of Urundi and the Apostolic Vicariate of Ruanda.
 * 14 July 1949: Apostolic Vicariate of Urundi renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of Kitega
 * 10 November 1959: Apostolic Vicariate of Kitega promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gitega

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

 * Metropolitan Archbishops of Gitega (Roman rite), below
 * Archbishop Simon Ntamwana – since 24 January 1997
 * Archbishop Joachim Ruhuna (6 November 1982 – 9 September 1996)
 * Archbishop André Makarakiza, M. Afr. (5 September 1968 – 6 November 1982)
 * Archbishop Antoine Grauls, M. Afr. (10 November 1959 – 16 October 1967); see below
 * Vicar Apostolic of Kitega (Roman rite)
 * Bishop Antoine Grauls, M. Afr. (14 July 1949 – 10 November 1959); see above & below
 * Vicars Apostolic of Urundi (Roman rite)
 * Bishop Antoine Grauls, M. Afr. (23 December 1936 – 14 July 1949); see above
 * Bishop Julien-Louis-Edouard-Marie Gorju, M. Afr. (26 April 1922 – 29 May 1936)

Coadjutor archbishop

 * Joachim Ruhuna (1980-1982)

Auxiliary bishops

 * Gabriel Kihimbare (1964), never consecrated
 * Nestor Bihonda (1965-1968), appointed Bishop of Muyinga

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

 * Bonaventure Nahimana, appointed Bishop of Rutana in 2009
 * Blaise Nzeyimana, appointed Bishop of Ruyigi in 2010

Suffragan dioceses

 * Diocese of Muyinga
 * Diocese of Ngozi
 * Diocese of Rutana
 * Diocese of Ruyigi