Emmanuel Ntakarutimana


Emmanuel Ntakarutimana
Bishop of Bubanza, Burundi
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Bujumbura
SeeDiocese of Bubanza
Appointed15 February 2025
Installed5 April 2025
PredecessorJean Ntwagarara
(24 October 1997 - 1 April 2023)
SuccessorIncumbent
Orders
Ordination23 August 1987
Consecration5 April 2025
by Archbishop Dieudonné Datonou
RankBishop
Personal details
BornEmmanuel Ntakarutimana
(1956-12-30) 30 December 1956
Styles of
Emmanuel Ntakarutimana
Reference style
Spoken styleHis Lordship
Religious styleBishop

Emmanuel Ntakarutimana O.P. (born 30 December 1956) is a Burundian Catholic prelate who was appointed Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bubanza, in Burundi on 15 February 2025. Before that, from 23 August 1987 until 15 February 2025, he was a priest. He was appointed bishop of Bubanza by Pope Francis. He was consecrated and installed at Bubanza, Diocese of Bubanza on 5 April 2025 by Dieudonné Datonou, Titular Archbishop of Vico Equense, the Papal Nuncio to Burundi. Bishop Ntakarutimana is a professed member of the Catholic religious Order of Preachers (Dominican Order).