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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bukavu

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8,815 km²

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bukavu

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bukavu (Latin: Bukavuen(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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History

  • 1929.12.26: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu from the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Congo
  • 1952.01.10: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Costermansville
  • 1954.01.06: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Bukavu
  • 1959.11.10: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bukavu

    • Special churches

    The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale Notre Dame de la Paix in Bukavu.

    Leadership

  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Bukavu (Latin Rite)
  • Archbishop François-Xavier Maroy since 2006.04.26
  • Archbishop Charles Kambale Mbogha, A.A. (2001.03.13 – 2005.10.09)
  • Archbishop Emmanuel Kataliko (1997.03.03 – 2000.10.04)
  • Archbishop Christophe Munzihirwa Mwene Ngabo, S.J. (1995.03.14 – 1996.10.29)
  • Archbishop Aloys Mulindwa Mutabesha Mugoma Mweru (1965.12.18 – 1993.09.15)
  • Archbishop Louis van Steene, M. Afr. (1959.11.10 – 1965.05.24)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Bukavu (Latin Rite)
  • Archbishop Louis van Steene, M. Afr. (1958 – 1959.11.10)
  • Bishop Xavier Geeraerts, M. Afr. (1952.01.17 – 1958)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Kivu (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Richard Cleire, M. Afr. (1944.12.14 – 1952.01.10)
  • Bishop Edoardo Luigi Antonio Leys, M. Afr. (1930.01.06 – 1944)
  • Bishop Jean-Joseph Hirth, M. Afr. (1912.12.12 – 1920.10.25)

    • Suffragan dioceses

  • Butembo-Beni
  • Goma
  • Kasongo
  • Kindu
  • Uvira
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Bukavu-Bukavu

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bukavu Wikipedia
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