Roman Catholic Diocese of Uvira

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Diocese of Uvira

Dioecesis Uviraensis
Location
CountryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
MetropolitanBukavu
Statistics
Area36,000 km2 (14,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
1,503,800
486,921 (32.4%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSébastien Muyengo Mulombe

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Uvira (

Latin: Uviraën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Uvira in the ecclesiastical province of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
.

History

  • 16 April 1962: Established as Diocese of Uvira from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bukavu and
    Diocese of Kasongo

Leadership

See also

  • Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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