Roman Catholic Diocese of Budjala

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Budjala
latin= Dioecesis Budialaensis
country= Democratic Republic of the Congo
metropolitan=Mbandaka-Bikoro
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 50,000
population= 1,135,278
population_as_of= 2006
catholics= 562,335
catholics_percent= 49.5
bishop= Joseph Bolangi Egwanga Ediba Tasame
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Budjala {Latin: " Budialaën(sis) "} is a diocese located in the city of Budjala in the Ecclesiastical province of Mbandaka-Bikoro in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

History

* November 25, 1964: Established as Diocese of Budjala from the Diocese of Lisala

Leadership

* Bishops of Budjala (Roman rite)
** Bishop Joseph Bolangi Egwanga Ediba Tasame (since 1974.01.24)
** Bishop François van den Berghe, C.I.C.M. (1964.11.25 – 1974)

ee also

*Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/budj0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dbudj.html Catholic Hierarchy]