# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/evariste-ngoyagoye
# Generated: 2026-08-14T18:15:05.172Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/evariste-ngoyagoye"
name: "Evariste Ngoyagoye"
slug: "evariste-ngoyagoye"
description: "Évariste Ngoyagoye, is a Burundian Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bujumbura from 2006 until his age-related retirement in 2018. Before that, from 1977 until 2006, he worked as bishop in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bujumbura before the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese. He was appointed bishop on 7 June 1980 by Pope Paul VI. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bubanza, Burundi from 1980 until 1977 when he was transferred to Bujumbura. He retired from pastoral service on 24 March 2018 at the age of 76 years and two months. He lives on as Archbishop Emeritus of Bujumbura, Burundi."
tagline: "Catholic archbishop"
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gender: "male"
category:
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profileType:
  name: "Religious Figure"
  slug: "religious-figure"
birthDate: "1942-01-03"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  momentum:             15
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump