The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buta () is a diocese located in the city of Buta in the ecclesiastical province of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
History 12 May 1898: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Uélé from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville 18 December 1911: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Western Uélé 15 April 1924: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Western Uélé 10 March 1926: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Buta 10 November 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Buta
Bishops Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order Bishops of Buta (Latin Rite), below Bishop Martin Banga Ayanyaki (since 15 April 2024) Bishop Joseph Banga Bane (27 September 1996 – 17 May 2021) Bishop Jacques Mbali (4 July 1961 – 27 September 1996) Bishop Georges Désiré Raeymaeckers, O. Praem. (10 November 1959 – 10 October 1960); see below Vicars Apostolic of Buta (Latin Rite), below Bishop Georges Désiré Raeymaeckers, O. Praem. (4 February 1953 – 10 November 1959); see above Bishop Charles A. Vanuytven, O. Praem. (6 May 1924 – December 1952) Prefect Apostolic of Western Uélé (Latin Rite), below Fr. Leone Dérikx, O. Praem. (1912 – 19 February 1924) Prefects Apostolic of Uélé (Latin Rite), below Fr. Jérôme van Hoof (1899 – 1901) Fr. Adrien Deckers (1898 – 1899)
Coadjutor bishop Joseph Banga Bane (1995-1996)
See also Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sources GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy