Roman Catholic Diocese of Buta

Diocese of Buta Dioecesis Butana
Location
Country	Democratic Republic of 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
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Martin Banga Ayanyaki
Bishops emeritus	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 Martin Banga Ayanyaki (since 15 April 2024)
  • 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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