The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bunia ( la, Buniaën(sis)) is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
located in the city of
Bunia
Bunia is the capital city of Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It was part of the Orientale Province until that province's dissolution.
It lies at an elevation of on a plateau about west of Lake Albert in the Albe ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction
Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...
of
Kisangani
Kisangani (formerly Stanleyville or Stanleystad) is the capital of Tshopo province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the fifth most populous urban area in the country, with an estimated population of 1,312,000 in 2021, and the larg ...
in the
Democratic Republic of the 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 ...
.
History
* 27 June 1922: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lake Albert from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Stanley Falls and the
Apostolic Vicariate of Uganda
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, ...
in
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...
* 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
*
Bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
s of Bunia (
Latin Rite
Latin liturgical rites, or Western liturgical rites, are Catholic rites of public worship employed by the Latin Church, the largest particular church ''sui iuris'' of the Catholic Church, that originated in Europe where the Latin language once ...
), 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 December 1933 – 10 November 1959); ''see above & below''
* Prefect Apostolic of Lake Albert (Latin Rite), below
** Father Alphonse Joseph Matthijsen, M. Afr. (21 June 1922 – 11 December 1933); ''see above''
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Catholicism has a major presence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
Of a population of 70,916,439, there are about 35 million Catholics i ...
Sources
GCatholic.org
Bunia
Roman Catholic dioceses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Christian organizations established in 1922
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Kisangani
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