Archdiocese of Gitega

ARCHDIOCESE OF GITEGA (Archidioecesis Kitegaënsis)

Country : Burundi
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1912 as Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu
Renamed in 1921 to Apostolic Vicariate of Urundi and Kivu
Renamed in 1922 to Apostolic Vicariate of Urundi
Renamed in 1949 to Apostolic Vicariate of Kitega
Elevated in 1959 to Archdiocese

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Arms of Vicars and Bishops

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  Jean-Joseph Hirth (1912-1920)

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  Julien-Louis-Edouard-Marie Gorju (1922-1936)

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  Antoine-Hubert Grauls (1936-1959)

Arms of Archbishops

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  Antoine-Hubert Grauls (1959-1967)

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  André Makarakiza (1968-1982)

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  Joachim Ruhuna (1982-1996)

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  Simon Ntamwana (1997-present)

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