The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mahagi–Nioka ( la, Mahagien(sis) – Niokaën(sis)) is a

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located in the territories of

Mahagi Mahagi is a city of Ituri province 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 ...

– Nioka,

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, in the

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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

* 2 July 1962: Established as Diocese of Mahagi from the Diocese of Bunia * 30 October 1967: Renamed as Diocese of Mahagi – Nioka

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

s of Mahagi–Nioka (

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), below ** Bishop Sosthène Ayikuli Udjuwa (16 November 2010 - present) ** Bishop

Marcel Utembi Tapa Marcel Utembi Tapa (born 7 January 1959) is a Congolese Roman Catholic prelate who has served as the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kisangani since 28 November 2008. He is also the President of the Episcopal Conference of the Demo ...

(16 October 2001 – 28 November 2008), appointed Archbishop of Kisangani ** Bishop Alphonse-Marie Runiga Musanganya (4 September 1980 – 16 October 2001) ** Bishop Thomas Kuba Thowa (30 October 1967 – 10 October 1979); ''see below'' * Bishop of Mahagi (Latin Rite), below ** Bishop Thomas Kuba Thowa (2 July 1962 – 30 October 1967); ''see above''

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

* Etienne Ung’eyowun Bediwegi, appointed Bishop of Bondo in 2008

Sources

GCatholic.org

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History

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

See also

Sources