Roman Catholic Diocese of Bunia

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.

Diocese of Bunia Dioecesis Buniaensis
Bishop Dieudonné Uringi Uuci
Location
Country	Democratic Republic of 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
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Dieudonné Uringi Uuci

History

• 27 June 1922: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lake Albert from the Apostolic Vicariate of Stanley Falls and the Apostolic Vicariate of Uganda in Uganda
• 11 December 1933: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Lake Albert
• 10 November 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Bunia
• 2 July 1962: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Mahagi

Leadership, in reverse chronological order

• Bishops of Bunia (Latin Rite), below
  • Bishop Dieudonné Uringi Uuci (since 1 April 2005)
  • Bishop Léonard Dhejju (2 July 1984 – 6 April 2002)
  • Bishop Gabriel Ukec (29 September 1964 – 2 July 1984)
  • Bishop Alphonse Joseph Matthijsen, M. Afr. (10 November 1959 – 19 August 1963); see below''
• Vicar Apostolic of Lake Albert (Latin Rite), below
  • Bishop Alphonse Joseph Matthijsen, M. Afr. (11 December 1933 – 10 November 1959); see above & below
• Prefect Apostolic of Lake Albert (Latin Rite), below
  • Father Alphonse Joseph Matthijsen, M. Afr. (21 June 1922 – 11 December 1933); see above

See also

• Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy