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and an Apostolic nunciature to South Sudan, but that last office in vested in the nunciature to Kenya (in Nairobi). Map of Latin Catholic Dioceses in Sudan (1-2) and South Sudan (3-9) : Sudan: 1 Diocese of El Obeid 2 Archdiocese of Khartoum South Sudan: 3 Diocese of Wau 4 Diocese of Rumbek 5 Diocese of Malakal 6 Diocese of Tombura-Yambio 7 ...
Bishop Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria (2013.10.28 - 2015.08.15); appointed by Pope Francis to be Coadjutor Archbishop to Cardinal Gabriel Zubeir Wako, of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Khartoum, in Khartoum, Sudan; was to serve as El Obeid's Apostolic Administrator during the sede vacante (vacant see period) until a new Bishop was selected [1]
The Catholic Church in South Sudan is composed of one ecclesiastical province with one archdiocese and six suffragan dioceses. [1] There have been a total of 31 bishops in South Sudan to date. [2] The bishops of South Sudan and Sudan are currently members of one single bishops' conference, designated as Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference.
The Diocese of Rumbek is located in the heart of the Republic of South Sudan. Today, it covers the whole territory of Lakes State and the southern part of Warrap State – a territory or around 65.000 km2 (larger than Switzerland). Its population can be estimated to 1.5 million people, although reliable statistics are not available.
Overview over Roman Catholic Dioceses in South Sudan and Sudan. Number 8 is Juba. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Juba (Latin: Iubaën(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Juba in South Sudan.
The Diocese of Torit is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Juba. It was detached from Juba on May 2, 1983. The first Bishop Paride Taban was appointed on July 2, 1983. The Diocese covers 82,542 km 2. and has a population of 1,550,000 of whom around 70% (1,085,000) are Catholics. [1] It has three deaneries: Western Deanery, bordering ...
on 1947.01.09 the Apostolic Prefecture of Fort-Lamy (in French colony Chad, now the Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of N'Djamena) on 1960.05.10 the Apostolic Vicariate of El Obeid (now its remaining suffragan Roman Catholic Diocese of El Obeid within Sudan). On 12 December 1974, it was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Khartoum
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