Education
He studied to become a primary school teacher, working at first in Matana.
He studied to become a primary school teacher, working at first in Matana.
He later became the headteacher in Matana and then Buhiga and subsequently inspector of all primary schools in the Matana area. He was ordained as an Anglican priest in 1974 and consecrated Bishop of Burundi in 1975. In 1987 he became Archbishop of the Province of Burundi, Rwanda and Boga-Zaire, until it was separated into its constituent countries in 1992.
His funeral and burial took place in Saint Peter"s Cathedral, in Matana, the Anglican Diocesan Centre in Bururi Province.
The tributes given at the time of his death demonstrated how widely his faith and integrity were respected by both Burundi nationals and expatriates and by church members and political leaders.
He was also a member of the parliament of Burundi for four years, in the first years of the country"s independence.