Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bukavu

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bukavu (Latin : Bukavuen(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Archdiocese of Archdiocese of Bukavu

Archidioecesis Bukavuensis

French: Archidiocèse de Bukavu
Location
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
Territory Bukavu
Statistics
Area8,115 km2 (3,133 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2020)
Increase2.svg 2,799,287
Increase2.svg 1,099,164 (Decrease2.svg 39.3%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin (or Roman)
Established26 December 1929
Cathedral Our Lady of Peace
Current leadership
BishopArchbishop François-Xavier Maroy Rusengo
Website
Official website

History

Special churches

Cathedrale Notre Dame de la Paix Cathedrale Bukavu.jpg
Cathédrale Notre Dame de la Paix

The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale Notre Dame de la Paix in Bukavu.

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

Coadjutor vicar apostolic

Auxiliary bishop

Suffragan dioceses

See also

Sources

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