Roman Catholic Diocese of Mahagi–Nioka
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mahagi–Nioka (Latin: Romano-Catholicae Dioecesis Mahagi-Nioka, French: Diocèse catholique romain de Mahagi-Nioka) is a diocese located in the territories of Mahagi–Nioka, Ituri Province, in the Ecclesiastical province of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Diocese of Mahagi–Nioka Dioecesis Mahagiensis-Niokaensis Diocèse catholique romain de Mahagi-Nioka | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Metropolitan | Kisangani |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 18,490 km2 (7,140 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,563,633 858,789 (54.9%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Sosthène Ayikuli Udjuwa |
History
- 2 July 1962: Established as Diocese of Mahagi from the Diocese of Bunia
- 30 October 1967: Renamed as Diocese of Mahagi – Nioka
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Bishops of Mahagi–Nioka (Latin Rite), below
- Bishop Sosthène Ayikuli Udjuwa (16 November 2010 – present)
- Bishop Marcel Utembi Tapa (16 October 2001 – 28 November 2008), appointed Archbishop of Kisangani
- Bishop Alphonse-Marie Runiga Musanganya (4 September 1980 – 16 October 2001)
- Bishop Thomas Kuba Thowa (30 October 1967 – 10 October 1979); see below
- Bishop of Mahagi (Latin Rite), below
- Bishop Thomas Kuba Thowa (2 July 1962 – 30 October 1967); see above
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Etienne Ung’eyowun Bediwegi, appointed Bishop of Bondo in 2008
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