Roman Catholic Diocese of Buta

History

• 1898: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Uélé from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville
• December 18, 1911: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Western Uélé
• April 15, 1924: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Western Uélé
• March 10, 1926: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Buta
• November 10, 1959: Promoted as Diocese of Buta

  Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

• Bishops of Buta, below
• * Bishop Joseph Banga Bane
• * Bishop Jacques Mbali
• * Bishop Georges Désiré Raeymaeckers, O. Praem. ; see below
• Vicars Apostolic of Buta, below
• * Bishop Georges Désiré Raeymaeckers, O. Praem. ; see above
• * Bishop Charles A. Vanuytven, O. Praem.
• Prefect Apostolic of Western Uélé, below
• * Fr. Leone Dérikx, O. Praem.

  Coadjutor bishop

• Joseph Banga Bane