Roman Catholic Diocese of Buta

Diocese of Buta Dioecesis Butana
Location
Country	Democratic Republic of Congo
Metropolitan	Kisangani
Statistics
Area	60,000 km2 (23,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 1995) 259,000 189,850 (73.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sede vacante

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buta (Latin: Dioecesis Butana) is a diocese located in the city of Buta in the Ecclesiastical province of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

History

• 1898: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Uélé from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
• December 18, 1911: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Western Uélé
• April 15, 1924: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Western Uélé
• March 10, 1926: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Buta
• November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Buta

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

• Bishops of Buta (Latin Rite), below
  • Bishop Joseph Banga Bane (1996.09.27 – 2021.05.17)
  • Bishop Jacques Mbali (1961.07.04 – 1996.09.27)
  • Bishop Georges Désiré Raeymaeckers, O. Praem. (1959.11.10 – 1960.10.10); see below
• Vicars Apostolic of Buta (Latin Rite), below
  • Bishop Georges Désiré Raeymaeckers, O. Praem. (1953.02.04 – 1959.11.10); see above
  • Bishop Charles A. Vanuytven, O. Praem. (1924.05.06 – 1952)
• Prefect Apostolic of Western Uélé (Latin Rite), below
  • Fr. Leone Dérikx, O. Praem. (1912 – 1924)

Coadjutor bishop

• Joseph Banga Bane (1995-1996)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy