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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Bunia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bunia ( la, 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 Leadership, in reverse chronological order * 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Republic Of Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in Central Africa. It is bordered to the northwest by the Republic of the Congo, to the north by the Central African Republic, to the northeast by South Sudan, to the east by Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi, and by Tanzania (across Lake Tanganyika), to the south and southeast by Zambia, to the southwest by Angola, and to the west by the South Atlantic Ocean and the Cabinda exclave of Angola. By area, it is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world. With a population of around 108 million, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most populous officially Francophone country in the world. The national capital and largest city is Kinshasa, which is also the nation's economic center. Centered on the Congo Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |