- Roman Catholic Diocese of Bunia
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Diocese of Bunia
Dioecesis BuniaensisLocation Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Metropolitan Kisangani Statistics Area 22,470 km2 (8,680 sq mi) Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 2006)
710,226
439,700 (61.9%)Information Rite Latin Rite Current leadership Bishop Dieudonné Uringi Uuci The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bunia (Latin: Buniaën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Bunia in the Ecclesiastical province of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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History
- June 27, 1922: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lake Albert from the Apostolic Vicariate of Stanley Falls and the Apostolic Vicariate of Uganda in Uganda
- December 11, 1933: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Lake Albert
- November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Bunia
Leadership
- Bishops of Bunia (Latin Rite)
- Bishop Dieudonné Uringi Uuci (since 2005.04.01)
- Bishop Léonard Dhejju (1984.07.02 – 2002.04.06)
- Bishop Gabriel Ukec (1964.09.29 – 1984.07.02)
- Bishop Alphonse Joseph Matthijsen, M. Afr. (1959.11.10 – 1963.08.19)
- Vicars Apostolic of Lake Albert (Latin Rite)
- Bishop Alphonse Joseph Matthijsen, M. Afr. (1933.12.11 – 1959.11.10)
- Prefects Apostolic of Lake Albert (Latin Rite)
- Bishop Alphonse Joseph Matthijsen, M. Afr. (1922.06.21 – 1933.12.11)
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