Metropolitical authority came from the Archbishop of Canterbury until in 1965 the 'Province of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Boga-Zaire' was established, and the first national bishop was consecrated for the Diocese of Buye (covering the whole country).
Their first bishop elected was Pedaculi Birakengana, with the official inauguration of the diocese taking place on 4 August 2013.
There are currently nine dioceses, each headed by a bishop: The Archbishop of Burundi is both Metropolitan and Primate; he retains his diocesan See along with the Primacy.
The holders of the office have been: The Anglican Church of Burundi embraces three orders of ministry: deacon, priest, and bishop.
The basic teachings of the church, or catechism, includes: The threefold sources of authority in Anglicanism are scripture, tradition, and reason.
This balance of scripture, tradition and reason is traced to the work of Richard Hooker, a sixteenth-century apologist.
[4] The Church's major concerns include peace and reconciliation, repatriation of refugees and displaced people, community development, literacy and education, and fighting AIDS.
Archbishop Bernard Ntahoturi attended GAFCON II, that took place in Nairobi, Kenya, from 21 to 26 October 2013.