Roman Catholic Diocese of Mahagi–Nioka
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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.
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
See also
Sources
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- Roman Catholic dioceses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- 1962 establishments in the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Kisangani