Archdiocese of Bukavu

ARCHDIOCESE OF BUKAVU (Archidioecesis Bukavuensis)

Country : Congo
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1930 as Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu
Renamed 1952 to Apostolic Vicariate of Costermansville
Renamed 1954 to Apostolic Vicariate of Bukavu
Elevated 1959 to Archdiocese of Bukavi

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Arms of Vicars

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Edoardo Luigi Antonio Leys (1930-1944)
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Richard Cleire (1944-1952)
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Xavier Geeraerts (1952-1957)
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Louis van Steene (1957-1959)

Arms of Archbishops

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Louis van Steene (1959-1965)
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Aloys Mulindwa Mutabesha Mugoma Mweru (1965-1993)
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Christophe Munzihirwa Mwene Ngabo (1995-1996)
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Emmanuel Kataliko (1997-2000)
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Charles Kambale Mbogha (2001-2005)
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François-Xavier Maroy Rusengo (2006-present)

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