The Roman Catholic Diocese of Budjala ( la, Budialaën(sis)) is a
diocese located in the city of
Budjala
Budjala is a rural locality in the Province of Sud-Ubangi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the seat of Budjala Territory
Budjala is a territory and a locality of Sud-Ubangi province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
...
in the
Ecclesiastical province of
Mbandaka-Bikoro The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro ( la, Mbandakan(us)–Bikoroën(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Latin Rite Ecclesiastical province of Mbandaka-Bikoro, in the western part of Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is under the a ...
in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo.
History
* November 25, 1964: Established as Diocese of Budjala from the
Diocese of Lisala
Bishops
*
Bishops of Budjala (
Latin Rite), in reverse chronological order
** Bishop
Philibert Tembo Nlandu (since 2009.10.22)
** Bishop
Joseph Bolangi Egwanga Ediba Tasame (1974.01.24 - 2009)
** Bishop
François van den Berghe,
C.I.C.M.
The CICM Missionaries officially named as the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary ( la, Congregatio Immaculati Cordis Mariae) abbreviated C.I.C.M, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of Pontifical Right for men established in ...
(1964.11.25 – 1974)
Coadjutor bishop
*
Philibert Tembo Nlandu, C.I.C.M. (2007-2009)
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sources
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Christian organizations established in 1964
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Mbandaka-Bikoro
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