Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Juba

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Overview over Roman Catholic Dioceses in South Sudan and Sudan. Number 8 is Juba.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Juba (Template:Langx) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Juba in South Sudan.

History

• 14 July 1927: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Bahr el-Gebel from the Apostolic Prefecture of Nilo Equatoriale in Uganda
• 12 April 1951: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Bahr el-Gebel
• 26 May 1961: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Juba
• 12 December 1974: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Juba

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is Saint Teresa’s Cathedral in the Kator district of the city of Juba.

Ordinaries

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U.S. Senator John Kerry receives Communion at a special referendum Mass at the Kator Catholic Cathedral, 9 January 2011

Prefects Apostolic of Bahr el-Gebel

• Giuseppe Zambonardi, MCCJ (1 February 1928 – 1938)
• Stephen Mlakic, FSCJ (21 October 1938 – 1950)

Vicar Apostolic of Bahr el-Gebel

• Sisto Mazzoldi, FSCJ (8 July 1950 – 21 April 1951)

Vicar Apostolic of Juba

• Sisto Mazzoldi, FSCJ (21 April 1951 – 12 June 1967), appointed Apostolic Administrator of Moroto, Uganda in 1965

Metropolitan Archbishops of Juba

• Ireneus Wien Dud (12 December 1974 – 1982)
• Paulino Lukudu Loro, MCCJ (19 February 1983 – 12 December 2019)
• Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla (12 December 2019 – present)

Auxiliary Bishops

• Santo Loku Pio Doggale (2010–present)
• Paride Taban (1980–1983), appointed Bishop of Torit

Suffragan Dioceses

• Malakal
• Rumbek
• Tombura–Yambio
• Torit
• Wau
• Yei

See also

• Radio Bakhita
• Roman Catholicism in South Sudan
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in South Sudan

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Archdiocese of Juba