Roman Catholic Diocese of Uvira

The Diocese of Uvira (Latin: Dioecesis Uviraensis ) is a located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Roman Catholic diocese based in Uvira.

History

The Diocese of Uvira was posted on April 16, 1962 by Pope John XXIII. built with the Apostolic Constitution Dei Sollemnis of cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Bukavu and the Diocese of Kasongo and the Archdiocese of Bukavu is a suffragan.

Bishops of Uvira

  • Danilo Catarzi SX, 1962-1981
  • Léonard Dhejju, 1981-1984, then Bishop of Bunia
  • Jérôme Gapangwa Nteziryayo, 1985-2002
  • Jean -Pierre Tafunga Mbayo SDB, 2002-2008, then Koadjutorerzbischof of Lubumbashi
  • Sébastien Muyengo Mulombe, Since 2013
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