Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bukavu

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bukavu (Bukavuen(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

History

 * 26 December 1929: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu from the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Congo
 * 10 January 1952: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Costermansville
 * 6 January 1954: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Bukavu
 * 10 November 1959: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bukavu

Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale Notre Dame de la Paix in Bukavu.

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

 * Metropolitan Archbishops of Bukavu (Latin Rite), below
 * Archbishop François-Xavier Maroy since 26 April 2006
 * Archbishop Charles Kambale Mbogha, A.A. (13 March 2001 – 9 October 2005)
 * Archbishop Emmanuel Kataliko (3 March 1997 – 4 October 2000)
 * Archbishop Christophe Munzihirwa Mwene Ngabo, S.J. (14 March 1995 – 29 October 1996)
 * Archbishop Aloys Mulindwa Mutabesha Mugoma Mweru (18 December 1965 – 15 September 1993)
 * Archbishop Louis van Steene, M. Afr. (10 November 1959 – 24 May 1965); see below
 * Vicars Apostolic of Bukavu (Latin Rite), below
 * Bishop Louis van Steene, M. Afr. (8 March 1957 – 10 November 1959); see above
 * Bishop Xavier Geeraerts, M. Afr. (17 January 1952 – 8 March 1957)
 * Vicars Apostolic of Kivu (Roman rite), below
 * Bishop Richard Cleire, M. Afr. (14 December 1944 – 10 January 1952), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Kasongo
 * Bishop Edoardo Luigi Antonio Leys, M. Afr. (6 January 1930 – August 1944)

Coadjutor vicar apostolic

 * Louis Van Steene, M. Afr. (1955-1957)

Auxiliary bishop

 * François-Xavier Maroy Rusengo (2004-2006)

Suffragan dioceses

 * Butembo-Beni
 * Goma
 * Kasongo
 * Kindu
 * Uvira