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Bishop Georges Bizimana (Right), Newly Appointed Bishop of Ngonzi Diocese, Burundi and Bishop-elect Fr. Nicolas Nadju Bab (Left) of Lai Diocese in Chad.

Pope Appoints New Bishops for Dioceses in Burundi, Chad

Dec 18, 2019

Pope Francis on Tuesday, December 17 appointed Bishop Georges Bizimana who has been the coadjutor of Burundi’s Bonanza Diocese as the new Bishop of Ngonzi Diocese, located in the central part of the landlocked nation that is the meeting point between the African Great Lakes region and East Africa.

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Burundi Bishops’ Concerns about 2020 Elections Infuriate Government, Calls for Defrocking

Sep 24, 2019

The concerns, which the Catholic Bishops of Burundi have raised regarding the general elections in their country slated to take place next year, have infuriated the government, with some high-ranking officials calling for the Bishops to be deprived of their ecclesiastical status, various international media have reported.

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