Suffragan diocese Bouar, Central African Republic
Diocese of Bouar
Buaren(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Bouar is a Latin Church diocese in the Central African Republic, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Berbérati. It was erected on February 27, 1978, and has been led by Bishop Mirosław Gucwa since 2018.
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- Established
- 1978
- Catholics
- 121,830
- Priests
- 49
- Territory
- 45,000 km²
Parishes and churches
3 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Paroisse de BohongBohongView parish
- Paroisse de BozoumBozoumView parish
- Paroisse de NiemNiemView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Mirosław Gucwa
- Born
- 21 November 1963
- Birthplace
- Pisarzowa
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The cathedral
Catedral de Santa María Madre de la Iglesia stands in Bouar, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Bouar is a diocese of the Central African Republic (Latin: Buaren(sis)), situated within the ecclesiastical province of Berbérati.
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Stories that name this see
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- Church mourns 100+ victims of CAR mine collapse
- Church mourns CAR mine collapse victims
- Bishop Miroslaw Gucwa mourns 107 victims of Zamboï mining tragedy
- Centrafrique closes Zamboï mine after deadly collapse
- Bishop Armando Umberto Gianni dies at 86
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