Bukavu (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original) (raw)

Bishop(s) Fran�ois-Xavier Maroy Rusengo, Archbishop Suffragan Dioceses Butembo-Beni Goma Kasongo Kindu Uvira

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: ArchdioceseElevated: 10 November 1959 Metropolitan SeeRite: Latin (or Roman)Country: Congo, The Democratic Republic ofSquare Kilometers: 8,115 (3,134 Square Miles)Official Web Site: http://www.archidiocesebukavu.com/ Mailing Address: Archeveche, Avenue Mbaki 18, Commune d'Ibanda, Sud-Kivu; B.P. 3324 [par Chuangugu 02]; B.P. 162, Bukavu, Rep. Democratique du CongoTelephone: 998.090.336

Past and Present Ordinaries

Edouard Louis Antoine Leys, M. Afr. † (19 Dec 1929 Appointed - Aug 1944 Resigned)
Richard Cleire, M. Afr. † (14 Dec 1944 Appointed - 10 Jan 1952 Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Kasongo)
Xavier Geeraerts, M. Afr. † (10 Jan 1952 Appointed - 8 Mar 1957 Resigned)
Louis Van Steene, M. Afr. † (8 Mar 1957 Succeeded - 24 May 1965 Resigned)
Aloys Mulindwa Mutabesha Mugoma Mweru † (18 Dec 1965 Appointed - 15 Sep 1993 Resigned)
Christophe Munzihirwa Mwene Ngabo, S.J. † (14 Mar 1995 Appointed - 29 Oct 1996 Died)
Emmanuel Kataliko † (3 Mar 1997 Appointed - 4 Oct 2000 Died)
Charles Kambale Mbogha, A.A. † (13 Mar 2001 Appointed - 9 Oct 2005 Died)
Fran�ois-Xavier Maroy Rusengo (26 Apr 2006 Appointed - )

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Vicariate Apostolic of Kivu
1950	82,984	855,635	9.7%	4	71	75	1,106	72	97	15	ap1951
Vicariate Apostolic of Costermansville
Vicariate Apostolic of Bukavu
Archdiocese of Bukavu
1959	232,184	1,117,507	20.8%	24	110	134	1,732	168	162	23	ap1960
1970	312,232	803,710	38.8%	23	79	102	3,061	142	170	17	ap1971
1980	485,615	1,104,328	44.0%	29	76	105	4,624	1	135	250	21	ap1981
1990	625,759	1,369,544	45.7%	52	92	144	4,345	1	185	401	24	ap1991
1999	831,562	1,620,943	51.3%	93	79	172	4,834	173	437	30	ap2000
2000	882,591	1,777,558	49.7%	91	71	162	5,448	180	448	30	ap2001
2001	882,591	1,777,558	49.7%	95	71	166	5,316	180	448	30	ap2002
2002	860,599	1,346,216	63.9%	97	90	187	4,602	197	489	33	ap2004
2006	911,538	1,714,707	53.2%	105	90	195	4,674	230	494	32	ap2007
2012	1,050,000	2,012,000	52.2%	153	82	235	4,468	226	502	35	ap2013
2015	1,037,065	2,607,000	39.8%	144	79	223	4,650	146	515	39	ap2016
2018	1,077,799	2,594,740	41.5%	169	81	250	4,311	169	565	41	ap2019
2020	1,099,164	2,799,287	39.3%	169	86	255	4,310	186	623	41	ap2021
2022	1,176,200	2,996,630	39.3%	178	84	262	4,489	217	596	42	ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Richard Cleire, M. Afr. † (Vicar Apostolic: 14 Dec 1944 to 10 Jan 1952)
Xavier Geeraerts, M. Afr. † (Vicar Apostolic: 10 Jan 1952 to 8 Mar 1957)
Emmanuel Kataliko † (Archbishop: 3 Mar 1997 to 4 Oct 2000)
Edouard Louis Antoine Leys, M. Afr. † (Vicar Apostolic: 19 Dec 1929 to Aug 1944)
Charles Kambale Mbogha, A.A. † (Archbishop: 13 Mar 2001 to 9 Oct 2005)
Aloys Mulindwa Mutabesha Mugoma Mweru † (Priest: 24 Apr 1954; Archbishop: 18 Dec 1965 to 15 Sep 1993)
Christophe Munzihirwa Mwene Ngabo, S.J. † (Archbishop: 14 Mar 1995 to 29 Oct 1996)
Louis Van Steene, M. Afr. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 7 Nov 1955; Vicar Apostolic: 8 Mar 1957; Archbishop: 10 Nov 1959 to 24 May 1965)

Source(s)

Vicariate Apostolic of Kivu
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 22, Page 315, and Page 316
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 39, Page 460
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 44, Page 435
Vicariate Apostolic of Costermansville
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 44, Page 436
Vicariate Apostolic of Bukavu
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 46, Page 148
Archdiocese of Bukavu
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 52, Page 372, to Page 377

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