Roman Catholicism in Burundi

Roman Catholicism in Burundi

The Roman Catholic Church in Burundi is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and Curia in Rome.

There are about four million Catholics - around two thirds of the total population. There are seven dioceses including two archdioceses.

*Archdiocese of Bujumbura
**Diocese of Bubanza
**Diocese of Bururi
*Archdiocese of Gitega
**Diocese of Muyinga
**Diocese of Ngozi
**Diocese of Ruyigi

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/data/countryBI.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/country/bi.html Catholic Hierarchy]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Roman Catholicism in Morocco — The Roman Catholic Church in Morocco is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. There are around 20,000 Catholics in Morocco, most of them are European expatriates, with a big majority… …   Wikipedia

  • Roman Catholicism in Nigeria — The Catholic Church in Nigeria is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, the curia in Rome, and the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria. The president of the Bishops Conference is Archbishop Felix… …   Wikipedia

  • Roman Catholicism in Western Sahara — The Roman Catholic Church in Western Sahara is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. Western Sahara is one of the least Catholic countries in the world; the church is largely… …   Wikipedia

  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Ngozi — Diocese of Ngozi Dioecesis Ngoziensis Location Country Burundi Metropolitan Gitega …   Wikipedia

  • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bujumbura — Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Archdiocese name=Bujumbura latin=Archidioecesis Buiumburaensis country=Burundi rite=Latin Rite area= 2,200 population=1,693,000 population as of=2006 catholics=1,294,646 catholics percent=76.5 bishop=Evariste… …   Wikipedia

  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Muyinga — Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese name=Muyinga latin=Dioecesis Muyinganus country=Burundi metropolitan=Gitega rite=Latin Rite area= 4,000 population=996,029 population as of=2004 catholics=565,441 catholics percent=56.8 bishop=Joachim… …   Wikipedia

  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Ruyigi — Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese name=Ruyigi latin=Dioecesis Ruyigiensis country=Burundi metropolitan=Gitega rite=Latin Rite area= 4,997 population=599,689 population as of=2004 catholics=370,611 catholics percent=61.8 bishop=Joseph… …   Wikipedia

  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Bubanza — Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese name=Bubanza latin=Dioecesis Bubantinus country=Burundi metropolitan=Bujumbura rite=Latin Rite area= 2,712 population=632,218 population as of=2004 catholics=2,712 catholics percent=52.5 bishop=Jean… …   Wikipedia

  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Bururi — Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese name=Bururi latin=Dioecesis Bururiensis country=Burundi metropolitan=Bujumbura rite=Latin Rite area= 6,500 population=966,391 population as of=2004 catholics=413,960 catholics percent=42.8 bishop=Venant… …   Wikipedia

  • Catholicism — As a Christian ecclesiastical term, Catholic from the Greek adjective Polytonic|καθολικός, meaning general or universal [ [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3D%2351864 Liddell and Scott] The word …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”