List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Burundi

The Roman Catholic Church in Burundi is composed of 2 ecclesiastical province

Ecclesiastical Province

An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...

s and 5 suffragan diocese

Suffragan Diocese

A suffragan diocese is a diocese in the Catholic Church that is overseen not only by its own diocesan bishop but also by a metropolitan bishop. The metropolitan is always an archbishop who governs his own archdiocese...

Ecclesiastical Province of Bujumbura

Archdiocese of Bujumbura
- Diocese of Bubanza
- Diocese of Bururi

Ecclesiastical Province of Gitega

Archdiocese of Gitega
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gitega
The Archdiocese of Gitega the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Gitega in Burundi.-History:* 1912.12.12: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu from Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Victoria Nyanza in Tanzania...
- Diocese of Muyinga
- Diocese of Ngozi
- Diocese of Rutana
  Roman Catholic Diocese of Rutana
  The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rutana is a diocese located in the city of Rutana in the Ecclesiastical province of Gitega in Burundi.-History:* January 17, 2009: Established as Diocese of Rutana from Diocese of Bururi and Diocese of Ruyigi.-Source:* *...
- Diocese of Ruyigi

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