Suffragan diocese Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Diocese of Bunia
Buniaën(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese in Ituri province, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It originated as the Apostolic Prefecture of Lake Albert in 1922, became an apostolic vicariate in 1933, and was promoted to a diocese 10 November 1959; it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kisangani. Its cathedral is the Cathedrale Notre-Dame des Graces in Bunia.
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- Established
- 1922
- Catholics
- 439,700
- Priests
- 88
- Territory
- 22,470 km²
Parishes and churches
17 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Grâce (Mudzi-Maria)Bunia · CathedralView parish
- Paroisse Bienheureuse AnuariteKomandaView parish
- Paroisse Bienheureux Isidore BakanjaChemchemView parish
- Paroisse Cœur Immaculé de MarieFatakiView parish
- Paroisse de l'AnnonciationNyakasanza, BuniaView parish
- Paroisse Janua CoeliDrodroView parish
- Paroisse Marie ImmaculéeKiloView parish
- Paroisse Notre Dame de LourdesPimboView parish
- Paroisse Notre-Dame de l'AssomptionLitaView parish
- Paroisse Notre-Dame de la Charité MaternelleMongbwaluView parish
- Paroisse Notre-Dame MédiatriceBadiyaView parish
- Paroisse Saint-AndréKasenyi-TchomiaView parish
- Paroisse Saint-Charles LwangaYambi-YayaView parish
- Paroisse Saint-PaulBrazza-Lumumba, BuniaView parish
- Paroisse Saint-PierreBambiminesView parish
- Paroisse Sainte FamilleGetiView parish
- Paroisse Sainte Marie ReineJibaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Dieudonne Uringi Uuci
- Born
- 28 October 1957
- Birthplace
- Bunia
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The cathedral
Cathedrale Notre-Dame des Graces, Bunia stands in Bunia, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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