Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bukavu
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bukavu
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bukavu {Latin: "Bukavuen(sis)"} is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
History
* 1929.12.26: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu from the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Congo
* 1952.01.10: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Costermansville
* 1954.01.06: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Bukavu
* 1959.11.10: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bukavu
pecial Churches
The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale Notre Dame de la Paix in Bukavu.
Leadership
* Metropolitan Archbishops of Bukavu (Roman rite)
** Archbishop François-Xavier Maroy since 2006.04.26
** Archbishop Charles Kambale Mbogha, A.A. (2001.03.13 – 2005.10.09)
** Archbishop Emmanuel Kataliko (1997.03.03 – 2000.10.04)
** Archbishop Christophe Munzihirwa Mwene Ngabo, S.J. (1995.03.14 – 1996.10.29)
** Archbishop Aloys Mulindwa Mutabesha Mugoma Mweru (1965.12.18 – 1993.09.15)
** Archbishop Louis van Steene, M. Afr. (1959.11.10 – 1965.05.24)
* Vicars Apostolic of Bukavu (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Louis van Steene, M. Afr. (1958 – 1959.11.10)
** Bishop Xavier Geeraerts, M. Afr. (1952.01.17 – 1958)
* Vicars Apostolic of Kivu (Roman rite)
** Bishop Richard Cleire, M. Afr. (1944.12.14 – 1952.01.10)
** Bishop Edoardo Luigi Antonio Leys, M. Afr. (1930.01.06 – 1944)
** Bishop Jean-Joseph Hirth, M. Afr. (1912.12.12 – 1920.10.25)
uffragan Dioceses
* Butembo-Beni
* Goma
* Kasongo
* Kindu
* Uvira
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
*List of Roman Catholic dioceses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/buka0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
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