Diocese of Uvira
Uviraën(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Latin-rite diocese in South Kivu Province on the northern shore of Lake Tanganyika, Democratic Republic of the Congo, erected on 16 April 1962. Its seat is the Cathedrale Saint-Paul in Uvira, and it is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bukavu.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 16 April 1962
- Latin
- Uviraën(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001000057
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 486,921
- Population
- 1,503,800
- Catholic share
- 32.4%
- Priests
- 91
- Catholics per priest
- 5,351
- Extent
- 36,000 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 14
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Sebastien-Joseph Muyengo Mulombe
- Born
- 8 May 1958
- Birthplace
- Bukavu
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedrale Saint-Paul stands in Uvira, 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.
The province of Bukavu
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Bukavu.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of BukavuBukavu
- Diocese of Butembo-BeniButembo-Beni
- Diocese of GomaGoma
- Diocese of KasongoKasongo
- Diocese of KinduKindu
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Established on 16 April 1962, the Diocese of Uvira (Latin: Uviraën(sis)) is a Roman Catholic jurisdiction in the South Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and part of the Ecclesiastical Province of Bukavu. Its bounds take in the pastoral zones of Uvira Territory, Fizi Territory, and Mwenga Territory, along with portions of Walungu Territory and Kabambare Territory.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].