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Gitega Diocese

Burundi

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Gitega Diocese, east of Burundi’s capital, Bujumbura, was created in 1985. CMSI’s relationship with the diocese goes back many years – a partnership was formalised in 2003. The diocese is led by Bishop Aimé Joseph Kimararungu, who succeeded Gitega's first bishop, Rt Rev John Nduwayo, in 2018.

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As is true across the whole of Burundi, Gitega Diocese faces many of the challenges that are familiar in a post-conflict context – reconciliation, education and leadership. Consequently, these have been the priority areas for CMSI’s partnership with Gitega Diocese – and with Matana Diocese – in recent years.

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"I studied law and worked as a judge before coming into the ministry. There is nothing new that the law brings – it is all there in the Bible. The law is crowned by the 10 Commandments."

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Bishop Aime Joseph

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Gitega Dioese school children
Bishop John with Ordinands

Some of the current priorities of Gitega Diocese include:


• Church planting in Ruyigi Province, which borders with Tanzania. Returnee refugees there had already formed new congregations from their time in the Refugee Camps in Tanzania.


• The training of church workers, both pastors and lay evangelists, especially in Ruyigi where the work of the Anglican Church is still new. 


• To spiritually nurture new believers and to assist them materially and help them build adequate churches as their places for worship.

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