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357: 369: 345: 333: 75:, and worked there until his retirement in 1921. By then there were thirty thousand Christians in the Vicariate. The name was changed to the Apostolic Vicariate of Urundi and Kivu in 1921. 103: 119: 152: 131: 399: 123: 64: 404: 394: 361: 389: 305: 135: 107: 60: 106:. On 14 July 1949 it was renamed to the Apostolic Vicariate of Kitega, and on 10 November 1959 was elevated to the 118:
The Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu was restored on 26 December 1929 serving the eastern Belgian Congo, led by Bishop
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during the early to mid 20th century. The first vicariate, from 1912 to 1922, served what are now
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was appointed the first Vicar Apostolic of Kivu. Hirth established his headquarters at
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it was renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of Costermansville, led by Bishop
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was also created on 25 April 1922, serving the territory of what is now
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was created from the former Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu, led by Bishop
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Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
321: 261: 226: 175: 126:. On 10 January 1952, after losing territory to the 281:"Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bukavu Congo-Kinshasa" 243: 214: 381: 86:. On 14 February 1952 this was divided into the 65:Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Victoria Nyanza 23:can refer to either of two vicariates of the 16:Former Latin Catholic jurisdiction in Africa 59:The missions in Burundi had been under the 400:1929 establishments in the Belgian Congo 293: 184: 63:, while those of Rwanda were under the 27:, a Catholic missionary society in the 382: 35:. Both vicariates served lands around 122:. He was succeeded in 1944 by Bishop 54: 200:Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bukavu.. 13: 136:Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bukavu 14: 421: 61:Apostolic Vicariate of Unyanyembe 405:1952 disestablishments in Africa 395:1922 disestablishments in Africa 367: 362:Democratic Republic of the Congo 355: 343: 331: 104:Julien-Louis-Edouard-Marie Gorju 294:Shorter, Aylward (2011-12-01). 128:Apostolic Vicariate of Kasongo 88:Apostolic Vicariate of Kabgayi 1: 390:1912 establishments in Africa 163: 96:Apostolic Vicariate of Urundi 92:Apostolic Vicariate of Nyundo 80:Apostolic Vicariate of Ruanda 7: 263:"Diocese of Kabgayi Rwanda" 141: 21:Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu 10: 426: 148:Catholic Church in Burundi 120:Edoardo Luigi Antonio Leys 227:Diocese of Kabgayi Rwanda 158:Catholic Church in Rwanda 113: 245:"Archdiocese of Gitega" 300:. KARTHALA Editions. 215:Archdiocese of Gitega 108:Archdiocese of Gitega 78:On 25 April 1922 the 410:Apostolic vicariates 249:Catholic Hierarchy 102:and led by Bishop 55:Rwanda and Burundi 307:978-2-8111-0575-4 69:John Joseph Hirth 417: 372: 371: 370: 360: 359: 358: 348: 347: 346: 336: 335: 327: 317: 315: 314: 290: 288: 287: 276: 274: 273: 258: 256: 255: 230: 224: 218: 212: 203: 197: 188: 182: 132:Xavier Geeraerts 84:Léon-Paul Classe 425: 424: 420: 419: 418: 416: 415: 414: 380: 379: 378: 368: 366: 356: 354: 344: 342: 330: 322: 320: 312: 310: 308: 285: 283: 271: 269: 253: 251: 234: 233: 225: 221: 213: 206: 198: 191: 183: 176: 166: 144: 116: 57: 33:Catholic Church 17: 12: 11: 5: 423: 413: 412: 407: 402: 397: 392: 377: 376: 364: 352: 340: 319: 318: 306: 291: 277: 259: 240: 232: 231: 219: 204: 189: 173: 172: 165: 162: 161: 160: 155: 150: 143: 140: 124:Richard Cleire 115: 112: 56: 53: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 422: 411: 408: 406: 403: 401: 398: 396: 393: 391: 388: 387: 385: 375: 365: 363: 353: 351: 341: 339: 334: 329: 328: 325: 309: 303: 299: 298: 292: 282: 278: 268: 267:GCatholic.org 264: 260: 250: 246: 242: 241: 239: 238: 228: 223: 216: 211: 209: 201: 196: 194: 187:, p. 79. 186: 181: 179: 174: 171: 170: 159: 156: 154: 151: 149: 146: 145: 139: 137: 133: 129: 125: 121: 111: 109: 105: 101: 97: 93: 89: 85: 81: 76: 74: 70: 66: 62: 52: 50: 49:Belgian Congo 46: 42: 38: 34: 30: 26: 25:White Fathers 22: 311:. Retrieved 296: 284:. Retrieved 270:. Retrieved 266: 252:. Retrieved 248: 236: 235: 222: 185:Shorter 2011 168: 167: 117: 77: 58: 29:Latin Church 20: 18: 338:Catholicism 384:Categories 313:2013-03-26 286:2013-04-05 272:2013-04-05 254:2013-04-05 164:References 169:Citations 37:Lake Kivu 142:See also 90:and the 350:Burundi 324:Portals 237:Sources 100:Burundi 94:. The 73:Kabgayi 45:Burundi 31:of the 374:Africa 304:  41:Rwanda 114:Congo 302:ISBN 43:and 19:The 110:. 386:: 265:. 247:. 207:^ 192:^ 177:^ 138:. 51:. 326:: 316:. 289:. 275:. 257:. 229:. 217:. 202:.

Index

White Fathers
Latin Church
Catholic Church
Lake Kivu
Rwanda
Burundi
Belgian Congo
Apostolic Vicariate of Unyanyembe
Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Victoria Nyanza
John Joseph Hirth
Kabgayi
Apostolic Vicariate of Ruanda
Léon-Paul Classe
Apostolic Vicariate of Kabgayi
Apostolic Vicariate of Nyundo
Apostolic Vicariate of Urundi
Burundi
Julien-Louis-Edouard-Marie Gorju
Archdiocese of Gitega
Edoardo Luigi Antonio Leys
Richard Cleire
Apostolic Vicariate of Kasongo
Xavier Geeraerts
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bukavu
Catholic Church in Burundi
Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Catholic Church in Rwanda


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