The Archdiocese of Gitega the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Gitega in Burundi.
History
- 12 December 1912: Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu formed from parts of the Apostolic Vicariate of Unyanyembe and the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Victoria Nyanza.
- 1921: Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of Urundi and Kivu
- 25 April 1922: Apostolic Vicariate of Urundi and Kivu divided into the Apostolic Vicariate of Urundi and the Apostolic Vicariate of Ruanda.
- 14 July 1949: Apostolic Vicariate of Urundi renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of Kitega
- 10 November 1959: Apostolic Vicariate of Kitega promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gitega
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Gitega (Roman rite), below
- Vicar Apostolic of Kitega (Roman rite) Bishop Antoine Grauls, M. Afr. (14 July 1949 – 10 November 1959); see above & below
- Vicars Apostolic of Urundi (Roman rite) Bishop Antoine Grauls, M. Afr. (23 December 1936 – 14 July 1949); see above; Bishop Julien-Louis-Edouard-Marie Gorju, M. Afr. (26 April 1922 – 29 May 1936)
Coadjutor archbishop
- Joachim Ruhuna (1980-1982)
Auxiliary bishops
- Gabriel Kihimbare (1964), never consecrated
- Nestor Bihonda (1965-1968), appointed Bishop of Muyinga
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Bonaventure Nahimana, appointed Bishop of Rutana in 2009
- Blaise Nzeyimana, appointed Bishop of Ruyigi in 2010