The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buta ( la, Dioecesis Butana) is a
diocese
In 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 provinces were administratively associa ...
located in the city of
Buta in the
Ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of seve ...
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
* 1898: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Uélé from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
* December 18, 1911: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Western Uélé
* April 15, 1924: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Western Uélé
* March 10, 1926: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Buta
* November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Buta
Bishops
Ordinaries, 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 c ...
s of Buta (
Latin Rite
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), below
** Bishop Joseph Banga Bane (1996.09.27 – 2021.05.17)
** Bishop
Jacques Mbali (1961.07.04 – 1996.09.27)
** Bishop
Georges Désiré Raeymaeckers,
O. Praem.
The Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré (), also known as the Premonstratensians, the Norbertines and, in United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, as the White Canons (from the colour of their religious habit, habit), is a religious order of canon ...
(1959.11.10 – 1960.10.10); ''see below''
* Vicars Apostolic of Buta (Latin Rite), below
** Bishop Georges Désiré Raeymaeckers, O. Praem. (1953.02.04 – 1959.11.10); ''see above''
** Bishop
Charles A. Vanuytven, O. Praem. (1924.05.06 – 1952)
* Prefect Apostolic of Western Uélé (Latin Rite), below
** Fr.
Leone Dérikx, O. Praem. (1912 – 1924)
Coadjutor bishop
*
Joseph Banga Bane (1995-1996)
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
Roman Catholic dioceses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Religious organizations established in 1898
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
1898 establishments in the Congo Free State
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Kisangani
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