Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bukavu
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bukavu (Latin: Bukavuen(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
History
- 1929.12.26: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu from the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Congo
- 1952.01.10: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Costermansville
- 1954.01.06: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Bukavu
- 1959.11.10: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bukavu
Special churches
Cathédrale Notre Dame de la Paix
The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale Notre Dame de la Paix in Bukavu.
Leadership
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Bukavu (Latin Rite)
- Archbishop François-Xavier Maroy since 2006.04.26
- Archbishop Charles Kambale Mbogha, A.A. (2001.03.13 – 2005.10.09)
- Archbishop Emmanuel Kataliko (1997.03.03 – 2000.10.04)
- Archbishop Christophe Munzihirwa Mwene Ngabo, S.J. (1995.03.14 – 1996.10.29)
- Archbishop Aloys Mulindwa Mutabesha Mugoma Mweru (1965.12.18 – 1993.09.15)
- Archbishop Louis van Steene, M. Afr. (1959.11.10 – 1965.05.24)
- Vicars Apostolic of Bukavu (Latin Rite)
- Archbishop Louis van Steene, M. Afr. (1958 – 1959.11.10)
- Bishop Xavier Geeraerts, M. Afr. (1952.01.17 – 1958)
- Vicars Apostolic of Kivu (Roman rite)
- Bishop Richard Cleire, M. Afr. (1944.12.14 – 1952.01.10)
- Bishop Edoardo Luigi Antonio Leys, M. Afr. (1930.01.06 – 1944)
- Bishop Jean-Joseph Hirth, M. Afr. (1912.12.12 – 1920.10.25)
Suffragan dioceses
- Butembo-Beni
- Goma
- Kasongo
- Kindu
- Uvira
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Bukavu-Bukavu
See also
- Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Source
Coordinates: 2°30′06″S 28°51′34″E / 2.5018°S 28.8595°E
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