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.
Archdiocese of Archdiocese of Bukavu Archidioecesis Bukavuensis French: Archidiocèse de Bukavu | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Territory | Bukavu |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,115 km2 (3,133 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 2,799,287 1,099,164 ( 39.3%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin (or Roman) |
| Established | 26 December 1929 |
| Cathedral | Our Lady of Peace |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Archbishop François-Xavier Maroy Rusengo |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
History
- 26 December 1929: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu from the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Congo
- 10 January 1952: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Costermansville
- 6 January 1954: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Bukavu
- 10 November 1959: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bukavu
Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale Notre Dame de la Paix in Bukavu.
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Bukavu (
Latin Rite), below
- Archbishop François-Xavier Maroy since 26 April 2006
- Archbishop Charles Kambale Mbogha, A.A. (13 March 2001 – 9 October 2005)
- Archbishop Emmanuel Kataliko (3 March 1997 – 4 October 2000)
- Archbishop Christophe Munzihirwa Mwene Ngabo, S.J. (14 March 1995 – 29 October 1996)
- Archbishop Aloys Mulindwa Mutabesha Mugoma Mweru (18 December 1965 – 15 September 1993)
- Archbishop Louis van Steene, M. Afr. (10 November 1959 – 24 May 1965); see below
- Vicars Apostolic of Bukavu (Latin Rite), below
- Bishop Louis van Steene, M. Afr. (8 March 1957 – 10 November 1959); see above
- Bishop Xavier Geeraerts, M. Afr. (17 January 1952 – 8 March 1957)
- Vicars Apostolic of Kivu (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Richard Cleire, M. Afr. (14 December 1944 – 10 January 1952), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Kasongo
- Bishop Edoardo Luigi Antonio Leys, M. Afr. (6 January 1930 – August 1944)
Coadjutor vicar apostolic
- Louis Van Steene, M. Afr. (1955-1957)
Auxiliary bishop
- François-Xavier Maroy Rusengo (2004-2006)
Suffragan dioceses
See also
- Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo