Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bukavu

History

• 1929.12.26: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu from the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Congo
• 1952.01.10: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Costermansville
• 1954.01.06: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Bukavu
• 1959.11.10: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bukavu

  Special churches

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

• Metropolitan Archbishops of Bukavu, below
• * Archbishop François-Xavier Maroy since 2006.04.26
• * Archbishop Charles Kambale Mbogha, A.A.
• * Archbishop Emmanuel Kataliko
• * Archbishop Christophe Munzihirwa Mwene Ngabo, S.J.
• * Archbishop Aloys Mulindwa Mutabesha Mugoma Mweru
• * Archbishop Louis van Steene, M. Afr. ; see below
• Vicars Apostolic of Bukavu, below
• * Bishop Louis van Steene, M. Afr. ; see above
• * Bishop Xavier Geeraerts, M. Afr.
• Vicars Apostolic of Kivu, below
• * Bishop Richard Cleire, M. Afr., appointed Vicar Apostolic of Kasongo
• * Bishop Edoardo Luigi Antonio Leys, M. Afr.
• * Bishop Jean-Joseph Hirth, M. Afr. (1912.12.12 – 1920.10.25

  Coadjutor vicar apostolic

• Louis Van Steene, M. Afr.

  Auxiliary bishop

• François-Xavier Maroy Rusengo

  Suffragan dioceses

• Butembo-Beni
• Goma
• Kasongo
• Kindu
• Uvira