Roman Catholic Diocese of Bunia

(Redirected from Diocese of Bunia) Roman Catholic diocese in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Diocese of Bunia Dioecesis Buniaensis

Bishop Dieudonné Uringi Uuci
Location
Country	Democratic Republic of Congo
Metropolitan	Kisangani
Statistics
Area	22,470 km (8,680 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 710,226 439,700 (61.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Dieudonné Uringi Uuci

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.

History

27 June 1922: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lake Albert from the Apostolic Vicariate of Stanley Falls and the Apostolic Vicariate of Uganda in Uganda
11 December 1933: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Lake Albert
10 November 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Bunia
2 July 1962: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Mahagi

Bishops of Bunia (Latin Rite), below
- Bishop Dieudonné Uringi Uuci (since 1 April 2005)
- Bishop Léonard Dhejju (2 July 1984 – 6 April 2002)
- Bishop Gabriel Ukec (29 September 1964 – 2 July 1984)
- Bishop Alphonse Joseph Matthijsen, M. Afr. (10 November 1959 – 19 August 1963); see below''
Vicar Apostolic of Lake Albert (Latin Rite), below
- Bishop Alphonse Joseph Matthijsen, M. Afr. (11 December 1933 – 10 November 1959); see above & below
Prefect Apostolic of Lake Albert (Latin Rite), below
- Father Alphonse Joseph Matthijsen, M. Afr. (21 June 1922 – 11 December 1933); see above

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