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* Establishment of the [[Archdiocese of Gitega]] in 1959<ref name="GCatholic2025"/> | * Establishment of the [[Archdiocese of Gitega]] in 1959<ref name="GCatholic2025"/> | ||
* The Church: | * The Church: | ||
* Mediated during the 1972 and 1993 ethnic conflicts | |||
* Aided post-civil war recovery | |||
* No papal visits have occurred due to instability, but [[Pope John Paul II]]’s 1990 message to Burundian Catholics reinforced the Church’s role.<ref name="Vatican2024">{{Cite web |title=Burundi’s Catholic History |url=https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/burundi.html |publisher=Vatican News |date=2024-08-15 |access-date=2025-05-30}}</ref> | * No papal visits have occurred due to instability, but [[Pope John Paul II]]’s 1990 message to Burundian Catholics reinforced the Church’s role.<ref name="Vatican2024">{{Cite web |title=Burundi’s Catholic History |url=https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/burundi.html |publisher=Vatican News |date=2024-08-15 |access-date=2025-05-30}}</ref> | ||
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== Administrative subdivisions == | == Administrative subdivisions == | ||
Burundi is divided into 18 provinces, | Burundi is divided into 18 provinces, namely Bubanza, Bujumbura Mairie, Bujumbura Rural, Bururi, Cankuzo, Cibitoke, Gitega, Karuzi, Kayanza, Kirundo, Makamba, Muramvya, Muyinga, Mwaro, Ngozi, Rumonge, Rutana, and Ruyigi, which serve as first-level administrative subdivisions.<ref name="CIA2024"/> [[Gitega]] serves as the administrative and Catholic hub.<ref name="CIA2024"/> | ||
== Cultural influence == | == Cultural influence == | ||