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Diocese of Buta

Dioecesis Butana



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Bishop(s)

  • Martin Banga Ayanyaki, O.S.A., Bishop
  • Joseph Banga Bane, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 10 November 1959
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kisangani
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Congo, The Democratic Republic of
  • Square Kilometers: 60,000 (23,175 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Eveche, B.P. 105, Buta, Rep. Democratique du Congo
  • Telephone: (082)947.87.72

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Uélé / Wellé
12 May 1898ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Belgian Congo {Congo Belga} o Indipendente Prefecture Apostolic of Uélé / Wellé (erected)
16 June 1910Territory AddedVicariate Apostolic of Central Africa {Africa Centrale} (Boundaries Adjusted) Prefecture Apostolic of Uélé / Wellé
18 December 1911Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Uélé / Wellé (Eastern part) Prefecture Apostolic of Eastern Uélé {Uélé Orientale} (erected)
Prefecture Apostolic of Western Uélé {Uélé Occidental}
18 December 1911Name ChangedPrefecture Apostolic of Uélé / Wellé (Western part) Prefecture Apostolic of Western Uélé {Uélé Occidental}
Vicariate Apostolic of Western Uélé {Uélé Occidental}
15 April 1924ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Western Uélé {Uélé Occidental} Vicariate Apostolic of Western Uélé {Uélé Occidental}
10 March 1926Territory AddedVicariate Apostolic of Nouvelle-Anvers (Boundaries Adjusted)
Vicariate Apostolic of Western Uélé {Uélé Occidental} (Boundaries Adjusted)
10 March 1926Territory AddedVicariate Apostolic of Western Uélé {Uélé Occidental} (Boundaries Adjusted)
Prefecture Apostolic of Ubanghi Belga {Belgian Ubanghi} (Boundaries Adjusted)
10 March 1926Territory AddedVicariate Apostolic of Western Uélé {Uélé Occidental} (Boundaries Adjusted)
Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Uélé {Uélé Orientale} (Boundaries Adjusted)
10 March 1926Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Western Uélé {Uélé Occidental} (Orucigeri) Prefecture Apostolic of Bondo (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Buta
10 March 1926Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Western Uélé {Uélé Occidental} Vicariate Apostolic of Buta
22 February 1937Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Buta (Lolo and Moenge) Prefecture Apostolic of Lolo (erected)
Diocese of Buta
10 November 1959ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Buta Diocese of Buta

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Buta
195044,848225,00019.9%55257786108102ap1951
Diocese of Buta
195853,575224,45523.9%9536286461817ap1960
196970,000238,00029.4%810183,88818499ap1971
1980135,278288,85546.8%129216,441175116ap1981
1990165,200325,00050.8%169256,608115617ap1991
1995189,850259,00073.3%247316,12495317ap2007
2012264,000422,00062.6%1011124,00023916ap2013
2015285,000455,00062.6%8835,6252816ap2016
2018311,000497,00062.6%9934,5552816ap2019
2020331,270528,38062.7%9936,8072816ap2021
2022226,000392,00057.7%641022,60043529ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Uélé / Wellé
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 2, Page 484
  • Prefecture Apostolic of Western Uélé {Uélé Occidental}
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 4, Page 55
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Western Uélé {Uélé Occidental}
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 16, Page 268, and Page 269
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 18, Page 370, and Page 371
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Buta
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 18, Page 370, and Page 371
  • Diocese of Buta
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 52, Page 372, to Page 377

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