Roman Catholic Diocese of Bunia

Diocese of Bunia

*Dioecesis Buniaensis*
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

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.

History[edit]

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

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

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