Diocese of Butembo-Beni
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Butembo-Beni is a diocese located in the cities of Butembo and Beni in the ecclesiastical province of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
History
- 9 April 1934: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Beni in Belgian Congo from the Apostolic Vicariate of Stanley Falls
- 9 February 1938: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Beni in Belgian Congo
- 10 November 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Beni in Congo
- 7 July 1960: Renamed as Diocese of Beni
- 7 February 1967: Renamed as Diocese of Butembo-Beni
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Bishops of Butembo-Beni
- * Bishop Melchisedec Sikuli Paluku
- * Bishop Emmanuel Kataliko, appointed Archbishop of Bukavu
- Bishop of Beni
- * Bishop Henri Joseph Marius Piérard, A.A. ; see below
- Bishop of Beni in Congo
- * Bishop Henri Joseph Marius Piérard, A.A. ; see above & below
- Vicar Apostolic of Beni in Belgian Congo
- * Bishop Henri Joseph Marius Piérard, A.A. ; see above & below
- Ecclesiastical Superior of Beni in Belgian Congo
- * Father Henri Joseph Marius Piérard, A.A. ; ''see above''
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Charles Kambale Mbogha, A.A., appointed Bishop of Wamba in 1990