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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bukavu

Coordinates: 2°30′06″S 28°51′34″E / 2.5018°S 28.8595°E / -2.5018; 28.8595
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bukavu (Latin: Bukavuen(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Archdiocese of Archdiocese of Bukavu

Archidioecesis Bukavuensis

French: Archidiocèse de Bukavu
Location
CountryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
TerritoryBukavu
Statistics
Area8,115 km2 (3,133 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2020)
Increase 2,799,287
Increase 1,099,164 (Decrease 39.3%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin (or Roman)
Established26 December 1929
CathedralOur Lady of Peace
Current leadership
BishopArchbishop François-Xavier Maroy Rusengo
Website
Official website

History

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  • 26 December 1929: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu from the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Congo
  • 10 January 1952: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Costermansville
  • 6 January 1954: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Bukavu
  • 10 November 1959: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bukavu

Special churches

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Cathédrale Notre Dame de la Paix

The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale Notre Dame de la Paix in Bukavu.

Bishops

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Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

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Coadjutor vicar apostolic

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Auxiliary bishop

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Suffragan dioceses

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See also

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Sources

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2°30′06″S 28°51′34″E / 2.5018°S 28.8595°E / -2.5018; 28.8595