Suffragan diocese Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Diocese of Uvira
Uviraën(sis)
Latin Church
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.
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- Established
- 1962
- Catholics
- 486,921
- Priests
- 91
- Territory
- 36,000 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
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The bishop
- Bishop
- Sebastien-Joseph Muyengo Mulombe
- Born
- 8 May 1958
- Birthplace
- Bukavu
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The cathedral
Cathedrale Saint-Paul stands in Uvira, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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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.
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