Burundi

Seniority by Bishop Ordination

Ordained Bishop	Years	Name	Current Title
25 Jan 1969		Bishop Stanislas Kaburungu	Bishop Emeritus of Ngozi
4 Jan 1970		Archbishop William Aquin Carew	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Japan
4 May 1980		Bishop Joseph Nduhirubusa	Bishop of Ruyigi
24 Aug 1980		Archbishop Evariste Ngoyagoye	Archbishop of Bujumbura
9 Nov 1985		Archbishop Pietro Sambi	Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America
5 Feb 1989		Archbishop Simon Ntamwana	Archbishop of Gitega
6 Jan 1992		Archbishop Rino Passigato	Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal
27 Jun 1996		Archbishop Emil Paul Tscherrig	Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden
14 Feb 1998		Bishop Jean Ntagwarara	Bishop of Bubanza
16 Sep 2000		Bishop Gervais Banshimiyubusa	Bishop of Ngozi
1 Mar 2003		Bishop Joachim Ntahondereye	Bishop of Muyinga
13 Mar 2004		Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher	Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala
22 Jul 2007		Bishop Willy Ngumbi Ngengele, M. Afr.	Bishop of Kindu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
8 Sep 2007		Bishop Venant Bacinoni	Bishop of Bururi
28 Mar 2009		Bishop Bonaventure Nahimana	Bishop of Rutana
12 Sep 2009		Archbishop Franco Coppola	Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi

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