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Catholic ChurchinRepublic of Burundi (Burundi) | ![]() |
Also known as: le Burundi (français), Burundi (Deutsch, español, Italiano, polski, Português), 布隆迪 (正體中文), ブルンジ (日本語), Burundia (latine)
Continent: Eastern and Central Africa
Capital: Bujumbura
Area: 25,680 km²
Population: 11,466,756
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)
Neighbouring Countries: ← Congo-Kinshasa , ↑ Rwanda
, → Tanzania
Jurisdictions (8): Metr. Archdioceses (2), Dioceses
(6)
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions
Bishops: by Age | by Name | by Precedence | Jubilarians | Recent Events
Special Churches:
Cathedrals (8)
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 Episcoaples d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.)
as of 2022.06.16
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