Roman Catholic Diocese of Uvira
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Diocese of Uvira
Dioecesis Uviraensis
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| Location | |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Metropolitan | Bukavu |
| Statistics | |
| Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 1,105,000 354,907 (32.1%) |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jean-Pierre Tafunga, S.D.B. |
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.
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History
- 16 April 1962: Established as Diocese of Uvira from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bukavu and Diocese of Kasongo
Leadership
- Bishops of Uvira (Latin Rite)
- Bishop Jean-Pierre Tafunga, S.D.B. (since 10 June 2002)
- Bishop Jérôme Gapangwa Nteziryayo (1 July 1985 – 10 June 2002)
- Bishop Léonard Dhejju (26 March 1981 – 2 July 1984)
- Bishop Danilo Catarzi, S.X. (16 April 1962 – 26 March 1981)
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