Roman Catholic Diocese of Butembo-Beni

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Diocese of Butembo-Beni
Dioecesis Butembensis-Benensis
Statistics
Country: the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan: Bukavu
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 45,000 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
1,463,000 (2006)
993,000 (67.9%)
Ordinaries
Bishop: Melchisedec Sikuli Paluku

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Butembo-Beni {Latin: Butemben(sis) – Benen(sis)} is a diocese located in the cities of Butembo and Beni in the Ecclesiastical province of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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[edit] History

  • April 9, 1934: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Beni in Belgian Congo from the Apostolic Vicariate of Stanley Falls
  • February 9, 1938: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Beni in Belgian Congo
  • November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Beni in Congo
  • July 7, 1960: Renamed as Diocese of Beni
  • February 7, 1967: Renamed as Diocese of Butembo-Beni

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Butembo-Beni (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Melchisedec Sikuli Paluku (since 1998.04.03)
    • Archbishop Emmanuel Kataliko (1966.05.17 – 1997.03.03)
  • Bishops of Beni (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Henri Joseph Marius Piérard, A.A. (1960.07.07 – 1966.05.17)
  • Bishops of Beni in Congo (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Henri Joseph Marius Piérard, A.A. (1959.11.10 – 1960.07.07)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Beni in Belgian Congo (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Henri Joseph Marius Piérard, A.A. (1938.02.09 – 1959.11.10)
  • Ecclesiastical Superiors of Beni in Belgian Congo (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Henri Joseph Marius Piérard, A.A. (1934 – 1938.02.09)

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