Roman Catholic Diocese of Buta

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buta (Dioecesis Butana) 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

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

 * Bishops of Buta (Latin Rite), below
 * 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)