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Diocese of Muyinga

Dioecesis Muyingana



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Bishop(s)

  • Joachim Ntahondereye, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 5 September 1968
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Gitega
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Burundi
  • Square Kilometers: 4,767 (1,841 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Évêché, B.P. 73, Myinga, Burundi; Évêché de Muyinga, D.S. 123, Bujumbura, Burundi
  • Telephone: 22.30.67.19

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
5 September 1968ErectedDiocese of Ngozi (Eastern part) Diocese of Muyinga (erected)
13 April 1973Territory LostDiocese of Muyinga (Bugenyuzi, Karusi, and Gitaramuka) Archdiocese of Gitega

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1969258,418481,00053.7%2828564,614373713ap1971
1980228,118473,90048.1%1720376,165285010ap1981
1990373,925760,47049.2%2117389,840297412ap1991
1999478,371871,44354.9%2683414,069119813ap2000
2000516,078949,19654.4%2983713,948129514ap2001
2001525,027959,92054.7%3093913,4621311314ap2002
2002518,325924,65756.1%31114212,341159514ap2003
2003545,491963,00656.6%27103714,7431410614ap2004
2004565,441996,02956.8%29114014,1361513614ap2005
2013763,0351,537,34449.6%5255713,386832316ap2014
2016823,3231,409,90658.4%6246612,4741115220ap2017
2019765,0001,440,90053.1%6967510,2001316021ap2020
2021848,9781,531,27255.4%7858310,228519423ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 61, Page 73, and Page 74

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