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Roman Catholic Diocese of Bunia

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Metropolitan
  
Kisangani

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
22,470 km²

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Bishop
  
Dieudonné Uringi Uuci

Country
  
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2006) 710,226 439,700 (61.9%)

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kisangani

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bunia (Latin: Buniaën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Bunia in the Ecclesiastical province of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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History

  • June 27, 1922: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lake Albert from the Apostolic Vicariate of Stanley Falls and the Apostolic Vicariate of Uganda in Uganda
  • December 11, 1933: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Lake Albert
  • November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Bunia

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Bunia (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Dieudonné Uringi Uuci (since 2005.04.01)
  • Bishop Léonard Dhejju (1984.07.02 – 2002.04.06)
  • Bishop Gabriel Ukec (1964.09.29 – 1984.07.02)
  • Bishop Alphonse Joseph Matthijsen, M. Afr. (1959.11.10 – 1963.08.19)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Lake Albert (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Alphonse Joseph Matthijsen, M. Afr. (1933.12.11 – 1959.11.10)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Lake Albert (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Alphonse Joseph Matthijsen, M. Afr. (1922.06.21 – 1933.12.11)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Bunia Wikipedia
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