The Roman Catholic Diocese of Butembo-Beni ( la, Butemben(sis) – Benen(sis)) is a

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located in the cities of

Butembo Butembo is a city in North Kivu, in the north eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, lying west of the Virunga National Park. The city is an important commercial centre with large markets, a cathedral, multiple large hospitals, and an airport. The ...

and

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in the

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Bukavu Bukavu is a city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), lying at the extreme south-western edge of Lake Kivu, west of Cyangugu in Rwanda, and separated from it by the outlet of the Ruzizi River. It is the capital of the South Kivu pro ...

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

* April 9, 1934: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Beni in Belgian Congo from the Apostolic Vicariate of Stanley Falls * February 9, 1938: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Beni in Belgian Congo * November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Beni in Congo * July 7, 1960: Renamed as Diocese of Beni * February 7, 1967: Renamed as Diocese of Butembo-Beni

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

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s of Butembo-Beni (

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) ** Bishop Melchisedec Sikuli Paluku (since 1998.04.03) ** Bishop Emmanuel Kataliko (1966.05.17 – 1997.03.03), appointed Archbishop of Bukavu * Bishop of Beni (Latin Rite) ** Bishop Henri Joseph Marius Piérard, A.A. (1960.07.07 – 1966.05.17); ''see below'' * Bishop of Beni in Congo (Roman rite) ** Bishop Henri Joseph Marius Piérard, A.A. (1959.11.10 – 1960.07.07); ''see above & below'' * Vicar Apostolic of Beni in Belgian Congo (Roman rite) ** Bishop Henri Joseph Marius Piérard, A.A. (1938.02.09 – 1959.11.10); ''see above & below'' * Ecclesiastical Superior of Beni in Belgian Congo (Roman rite) ** Father Henri Joseph Marius Piérard, A.A. (1934 – 1938.02.09); ''see above''

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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, A.A. (priest here, 1969-1972), appointed Bishop of Wamba in 1990

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