Diocese of Uvira
| Diocese of Uvira | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Bukavu |
| Diocesan bishop | Sébastien Muyengo Mulombe |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Jérôme Gapangwa Nteziryayo |
| founding | 1962 |
| surface | 36,000 km² |
| Parishes | 18 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Residents | 1,407,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics | 496,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| proportion of | 35.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 47 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 13 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 8,267 |
| Friars | 15 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 33 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
The diocese of Uvira ( lat. : Dioecesis Uviraensis ) is in the Democratic Republic of Congo situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Uvira .
history
The diocese of Uvira was founded on April 16, 1962 by Pope John XXIII. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Sollemnis Dei from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Bukavu and the Diocese of Kasongo and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Bukavu as a suffragan .
Bishops of Uvira
- Danilo Catarzi SX , 1962-1981
- Léonard Dhejju , 1981–1984, then Bishop of Bunia
- Jérôme Gapangwa Nteziryayo , 1985-2002
- Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo SDB , 2002–2008, then Coadjutor Archbishop of Lubumbashi
- Sébastien Muyengo Mulombe , since 2013