Roman Catholic Diocese of Buta explained

Jurisdiction:	Diocese
Buta
Latin:	Dioecesis Butana
Country:	Democratic Republic of Congo
Metropolitan:	Kisangani
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area Km2:	60,000
Population:	259,000
Population As Of:	1995
Catholics:	189,850
Catholics Percent:	73.3
Apostolic Admin:	Jean-Bertin Nadonye Ndongo, Bishop of Lolo
Emeritus Bishops:	Joseph Banga Bane

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.

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

• Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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