Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Khartoum

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Khartoum

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Khartoum {Latin: "Khartumen(sis)"} is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Khartoum in Sudan.

History

* 1846.04.03: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Central Africa from the Apostolic Vicariate of Egypt and Arabia in Egypt
* 1913.05.30: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Khartoum
* 1974.12.12: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Khartoum

pecial Churches

The seat of the archbishop is St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Khartoum .

Leadership

* Metropolitan Archbishops of Khartoum (Roman rite)
** Cardinal Gabriel Zubeir Wako (since 1981.10.10)
** Archbishop Agostino Baroni, M.C.C.I. (1974.12.12 – 1981.10.10)
* Vicars Apostolic of Khartoum (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Agostino Baroni, M.C.C.I. (1953.06.29 – 1974.12.12)
** Bishop Francesco Saverio Bini, M.C.C.I. (1930.11.20 – 1952)
** Bishop Paolo Tranquillo Silvestri, M.C.C.I. (1924.10.29 – 1929)
** Bishop Franz Xavier Geyer, M.C.C.I. (1913.05.30 – 1922)
* Vicars Apostolic of Central Africa (Roman rite)
** Bishop Franz Xavier Geyer, M.C.C.I. (1903.08.06 – 1913.05.30)
** Bishop Antonio Maria Roveggio, M.C.C.I. (1895.02.08 – 1902)
** Archbishop Francesco Sogaro (1882.10.04 – 1895)
** Bishop Daniele Comboni, M.C.C.I. (1872 – 1881.10.10)
** Bishop Annetto Casolani (1846.04.03 – 1847)

uffragan Diocese

* El Obeid

ee also

*Roman Catholicism in Sudan

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/khar0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.eglisesoudan.org/english/Khartoum.htm Archdiocese of Khartoum]


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