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 Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sources GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy