Roman Catholic Diocese of Uvira
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Uvira
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Uvira
latin= Dioecesis Uviraensis
country= Democratic Republic of the Congo
metropolitan=Bukavu
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 36,000
population= 1,105,000
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 354,907
catholics_percent= 32.1
bishop= Jean-Pierre Tafunga, S.D.B.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Uvira {Latin: "Uviraën(sis) "} is a diocese located in the city of Uvira in the Ecclesiastical province of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
History
* April 16, 1962: Established as Diocese of Uvira from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bukavu and Diocese of Kasongo
Leadership
* Bishops of Uvira (Roman rite)
** Bishop Jean-Pierre Tafunga, S.D.B. (since 2002.06.10)
** Bishop Jérôme Gapangwa Nteziryayo (1985.07.01 – 2002.06.10)
** Bishop Léonard Dhejju (1981.03.26 – 1984.07.02)
** Bishop Danilo Catarzi, S.X. (1962.04.16 – 1981.03.26)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/uvir0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/duvir.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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