Burundi

Seniority by Priestly Ordination

Ordained Priest	Years	Name	Current Title
3 Sep 1961		Bishop Stanislas Kaburungu	Bishop Emeritus of Ngozi
6 Jan 1966		Archbishop Evariste Ngoyagoye	Archbishop Emeritus of Bujumbura
29 Jun 1968		Archbishop Rino Passigato	Apostolic Nuncio
24 Mar 1974		Archbishop Simon Ntamwana	Archbishop Emeritus of Gitega
11 Apr 1974		Emil Paul Cardinal Tscherrig	Apostolic Nuncio
15 Aug 1976		Bishop Jean Ntagwarara	Bishop Emeritus of Bubanza
31 Jul 1977		Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher	Secretary (Relations with States) of the Secretariat of State, Roman Curia
16 Nov 1980		Bishop Joachim Ntahondereye	Bishop of Muyinga
4 Jul 1981		Archbishop Gervais Banshimiyubusa	Archbishop of Bujumbura
25 Jul 1981		Bishop Blaise Nzeyimana	Bishop of Ruyigi
12 Sep 1981		Archbishop Franco Coppola	Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium
1 Jun 1985		Archbishop Wojciech Załuski	Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia
10 Aug 1986		Archbishop Bonaventure Nahimana	Archbishop of Gitega
9 Jul 1989		Bishop Salvator Niciteretse	Bishop of Bururi
7 Dec 1989		Archbishop Dieudonné Datonou	Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi
1 Aug 1993		Bishop Willy Ngumbi Ngengele, M. Afr.	Bishop of Goma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
20 Aug 1994		Bishop Georges Bizimana	Bishop of Ngozi

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