Roman Catholic Diocese of Buta

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Diocese of Buta
Dioecesis Butanus

Statistics
Country:	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan:	Kisangani
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	60,000 km²
Population:   Total:   Catholics:	259,000 (1995) 189,850 (73.3%)
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Joseph Banga Bane

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buta {Latin: Butan(us) } is a diocese located in the city of Buta in the Ecclesiastical province of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Contents 1 History 2 Leadership 3 See also 4 Source

[edit] 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

[edit] Leadership

• Bishops of Buta (Roman rite)
  • 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)
• Vicars Apostolic of Buta (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Georges Désiré Raeymaeckers, O. Praem. (1953.02.04 – 1959.11.10)
  • Bishop Charles A. Vanuytven, O. Praem. (1924.05.06 – 1952)
• Prefects Apostolic of Western Uélé (Roman rite)
  • Fr. Leone Dérikx, O. Praem. (1912 – 1924)

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy