Diocese of Bouar, Central African Republic

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Bouar / Buaren(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Bangui

1978.02.27: Established as Diocese of Bouar / Buaren(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Berbérati and became suffragan of Bangui)

Bishop (2017.12.02 – ...):

Bishop Mirosław Gucwa (60)

Bishops of Bouar (Roman Rite)

Bishop Mirosław Gucwa (60)
(2017.12.02 – ...)

Priest of Tarnów (Poland) (1988.06.12 – 2017.12.02)

Bishop of Bouar (Central African Republic) (2017.12.02 – ...)

Bishop Armando Umberto Gianni, O.F.M. Cap. (84)
(1978.02.27 – 2017.12.02)

Bishop emeritus of Bouar (Central African Republic)

Bishop of Bouar (Central African Republic) (1978.02.27 – 2017.12.02)

Area: 45,000 km²

Population: 121,830 Catholics (21.8% of 559,350 total)

Pastoral Centres: 13 parishes

Personnel: 50 priests (7 diocesan, 43 religious), 172 religious (114 brothers, 58 sisters), 17 seminarians