Roman Catholic Diocese of Buta

Diocese of Buta Dioecesis Butanus
Location
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Metropolitan	Kisangani
Statistics
Area	60,000 km² (23,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 1995) 259,000 189,850 (73.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
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.

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

Bishops of Buta (Latin 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 (Latin 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 (Latin Rite)
- Fr. Leone Dérikx, O. Praem. (1912 – 1924)