Roman Catholic Diocese of Bunia

Diocese of Bunia Dioecesis Buniaensis
Location
Country	Democratic Republic of Congo
Metropolitan	Kisangani
Statistics
Area	22,470 km2 (8,680 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2006) 710,226 439,700 (61.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop

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[]

• June 27, 1922: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lake Albert from the Apostolic Vicariate of Stanley Falls and the Apostolic Vicariate of Uganda in Uganda
• December 11, 1933: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Lake Albert
• November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Bunia

Leadership, in reverse chronological order[]

• Bishops of Bunia (Latin Rite), below
  • Bishop Dieudonné Uringi Uuci (since 2005.04.01)
  • Bishop Léonard Dhejju (1984.07.02 – 2002.04.06)
  • Bishop (1964.09.29 – 1984.07.02)
  • Bishop , M. Afr. (1959.11.10 – 1963.08.19); see below''
• Vicar Apostolic of Lake Albert (Latin Rite), below
  • Bishop Alphonse Joseph Matthijsen, M. Afr. (1933.12.11 – 1959.11.10); see above & below
• Prefect Apostolic of Lake Albert (Latin Rite), below
  • Father Alphonse Joseph Matthijsen, M. Afr. (1922.06.21 – 1933.12.11); see above

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sources[]

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

Coordinates: 1°33′37″N 30°14′42″E / 1.5603°N 30.2450°E / 1.5603; 30.2450

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