Roman Catholic Diocese of Buta
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buta () 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

Bishops

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)

See also
Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sources
 GCatholic.org
 Catholic Hierarchy

Roman Catholic dioceses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Religious organizations established in 1898
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
1898 establishments in the Congo Free State
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Kisangani