Suffragan diocese Buta, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Diocese of Buta
Butan(us)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese in the Bas-Uele region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its origins go back to the Apostolic Prefecture of Uele erected 12 May 1898; after several reorganizations it was promoted to a diocese 10 November 1959 and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kisangani.
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- Established
- 1898
- Catholics
- 189,850
- Priests
- 10
- Territory
- 60,000 km²
Parishes and churches
17 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Cathédrale Saint-JosephButa · CathedralView parish
- Paroisse Christ-RoiAketiView parish
- Paroisse d'AngodiaAngodiaView parish
- Paroisse Sacré-CœurLikatiView parish
- Paroisse Saint Jean-BaptisteGangaView parish
- Paroisse Saint-AugustinNgaiView parish
- Paroisse Saint-CharlesDingilaView parish
- Paroisse Saint-KiwanukaButa-CitéView parish
- Paroisse Saint-KizitoPesanaView parish
- Paroisse Saint-MichelBondo/ZeteView parish
- Paroisse Saint-NorbertBarisiView parish
- Paroisse Saint-NorbertIbemboView parish
- Paroisse Saint-PierreAketi (Rive Gauche)View parish
- Paroisse Sainte-AgnèsZobiaView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-FamilleBambesaView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-ThérèseTituleView parish
- Paroisse Saints-Pierre et PaulBaleleView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Martin Banga Ayanyaki
- Born
- 1 December 1972
- Birthplace
- Dungu
- Institute
- ORDINE DI S. AGOSTINO (AGOSTINIANI)
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The cathedral
Catedral de San José stands in Buta, 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.