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Roman Catholic Diocese of Buta

Roman Catholic Diocese of Buta

Roman Catholic diocese in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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.

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History

  • 12 May 1898: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Uélé from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
  • 18 December 1911: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Western Uélé
  • 15 April 1924: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Western Uélé
  • 10 March 1926: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Buta
  • 10 November 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Buta

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

  • Bishops of Buta (Latin Rite), below
    • Bishop Joseph Banga Bane (27 September 1996 – 17 May 2021)
    • Bishop Jacques Mbali (4 July 1961 – 27 September 1996)
    • Bishop Georges Désiré Raeymaeckers, O. Praem. (10 November 1959 – 10 October 1960); see below
  • Vicars Apostolic of Buta (Latin Rite), below
    • Bishop Georges Désiré Raeymaeckers, O. Praem. (4 February 1953 – 10 November 1959); see above
    • Bishop Charles A. Vanuytven, O. Praem. (6 May 1924 – December 1952)
  • Prefect Apostolic of Western Uélé (Latin Rite), below
    • Fr. Leone Dérikx, O. Praem. (1912 – 19 February 1924)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Uélé (Latin Rite), below
    • Fr. Jérôme van Hoof (1899 – 1901)
    • Fr. Adrien Deckers (1898 – 1899)

Coadjutor bishop

  • Joseph Banga Bane (1995-1996)

See also

Sources

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