Diocese of Buta

Diocese of Buta

*Dioecesis Butana*
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;	(as of 1995); 259,000; 189,850 (73.3%);
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Martin Banga Ayanyaki
Bishops emeritus	Joseph Banga Bane

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

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

Bishops of Buta (Latin Rite), below
- Bishop Martin Banga Ayanyaki (since 15 April 2024)
- Bishop Joseph Banga Bane (27 September 1996 – 17 May 2021)
- Bishop Jacques Mbali (4 July 1961 – 27 September 1996)
- Bishop Georges Désiré Raeymaeckers, O. Praem. (10 November 1959 – 10 October 1960); see below
Vicars Apostolic of Buta (Latin Rite), below
- Bishop Georges Désiré Raeymaeckers, O. Praem. (4 February 1953 – 10 November 1959); see above
- Bishop Charles A. Vanuytven, O. Praem. (6 May 1924 – December 1952)
Prefect Apostolic of Western Uélé (Latin Rite), below
- Fr. Leone Dérikx, O. Praem. (1912 – 19 February 1924)
Prefects Apostolic of Uélé (Latin Rite), below
- Fr. Jérôme van Hoof (1899 – 1901)
- Fr. Adrien Deckers (1898 – 1899)

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