Diocese of Buta
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buta 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
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Bishops of Buta, below
- * Bishop Martin Banga Ayanyaki
- * Bishop Joseph Banga Bane
- * Bishop Jacques Mbali
- * Bishop Georges Désiré Raeymaeckers, O. Praem. ; see below
- Vicars Apostolic of Buta, below
- * Bishop Georges Désiré Raeymaeckers, O. Praem. ; see above
- * Bishop Charles A. Vanuytven, O. Praem.
- Prefect Apostolic of Western Uélé, below
- * Fr. Leone Dérikx, O. Praem.
- Prefects Apostolic of Uélé, below
- *Fr. Jérôme van Hoof
- *Fr. Adrien Deckers
Coadjutor bishop
- Joseph Banga Bane