Catholic Church
in
Republic of Burundi (Burundi)
Catholic ChurchinRepublic of Burundi (Burundi) | |
Also known as: Burundi (Deutsch, español, Italiano, polski, Português), le Burundi (français), 布隆迪 (正體中文), ブルンジ (日本語), Burundia (latine)
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Changes in Dioceses | Vacant Dioceses | Former Dioceses
Apostolic Nunciature: Burundi 
Conference of Bishops: Conférence des Evêques catholiques du Burundi (C.E.C.A.B.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Association des Conférences Episcopales de l’Afrique Centrale (A.C.E.A.C.) 
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Symposium des Conférences Episcopales d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.) 
Continent: Eastern and Central Africa
Capital: Bujumbura
Area: 25,680 km²
Population: 11,466,756
Neighbouring Countries: ← Congo-Kinshasa 
, ↑ Rwanda 
, → Tanzania 
Religions: Roman Catholic 62.1%, Protestant 23.9% (includes Adventist 2.3% and other Protestant 21.6%), Muslim 2.5%, other 3.6%, unspecified 7.9%
Languages: Kirundi 29.7% (official), Kirundi and other language 9.1%, French (official); French and other language 0.3%, Swahili; Swahili and other language 0.2% (along Lake Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura area), English (official); English and other language 0.06%, more than 2 languages 3.7%, unspecified 56.9%
Ethnic Groups: Hutu 85%, Tutsi 14%, Twa (Pygmy) 1%, Europeans 3,000, South Asians 2,000
Motto: Unité, Travail, Progrès (French) (Unity, Work, Progress)
Area: 27,834 km²
Catholic Population: 7,715,000 Catholics (58.9% of 13,097,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 235 parishes, 1,148 mission stations (without resident priest), 163 other centres
Clergy: 11 bishops (6 diocesan, 5 titular), 1,061 priests (924 diocesan, 137 religious)
Non-Clergy: 2,988 religious (300 brothers, 2,688 sisters), 456 members of secular institutes (14 brothers, 442 sisters), 865 major seminarians, 413 missionaries, 6,296 catechists
Last updated on 2026.05.28
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