Roman Catholic Diocese of Buta
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buta (Latin: Dioecesis Butana) is a diocese located in the city of Buta in the Ecclesiastical province of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Diocese of Buta Dioecesis Butana | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |  |
| Metropolitan | Kisangani |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 60,000 km2 (23,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 1995) 259,000 189,850 (73.3%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Joseph Banga Bane |
History
- 1898: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Uélé from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
- December 18, 1911: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Western Uélé
- April 15, 1924: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Western Uélé
- March 10, 1926: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Buta
- November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Buta
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Bishops of Buta (Latin Rite), below
- Bishop Joseph Banga Bane (since 1996.09.27)
- Bishop Jacques Mbali (1961.07.04 – 1996.09.27)
- Bishop Georges Désiré Raeymaeckers, O. Praem. (1959.11.10 – 1960.10.10); see below
- Vicars Apostolic of Buta (Latin Rite), below
- Bishop Georges Désiré Raeymaeckers, O. Praem. (1953.02.04 – 1959.11.10); see above
- Bishop Charles A. Vanuytven, O. Praem. (1924.05.06 – 1952)
- Prefect Apostolic of Western Uélé (Latin Rite), below
- Fr. Leone Dérikx, O. Praem. (1912 – 1924)
Coadjutor bishop
- Joseph Banga Bane (1995-1996)
See also
- Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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