Roman Catholic Diocese of Butembo-Beni

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name=Butembo-Beni
latin= Dioecesis Butembensis-Benensis
country= the Democratic Republic of the Congo
metropolitan=Bukavu
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 45,000
population= 1,463,000
population_as_of= 2006
catholics= 993,000
catholics_percent= 67.9
bishop= Melchisedec Sikuli Paluku
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Butembo-Beni {Latin: "Butemben(sis) – Benen(sis)"} is a diocese located in the cities of Butembo and Beni in the Ecclesiastical province of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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

Leadership

* Bishops of Butembo-Beni (Roman rite)
** Bishop Melchisedec Sikuli Paluku (since 1998.04.03)
** Archbishop Emmanuel Kataliko (1966.05.17 – 1997.03.03)
* Bishops of Beni (Roman rite)
** Bishop Henri Joseph Marius Piérard, A.A. (1960.07.07 – 1966.05.17)
* Bishops of Beni in Congo (Roman rite)
** Bishop Henri Joseph Marius Piérard, A.A. (1959.11.10 – 1960.07.07)
* Vicars Apostolic of Beni in Belgian Congo (Roman rite)
** Bishop Henri Joseph Marius Piérard, A.A. (1938.02.09 – 1959.11.10)
* Ecclesiastical Superiors of Beni in Belgian Congo (Roman rite)
** Bishop Henri Joseph Marius Piérard, A.A. (1934 – 1938.02.09)

ee also

*Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/bute0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dbute.html Catholic Hierarchy]