Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Juba

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Juba

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

History

* 1927.07.14: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Bahr el-Gebel from the Apostolic Prefecture of Nilo Equatoriale in Uganda
* 1951.04.12: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Bahr el-Gebel
* 1961.05.26: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Juba
* 1974.12.12: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Juba

pecial Churches

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

Leadership

* Metropolitan Archbishops of Juba (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Paulino Lukudu Loro, M.C.C.I. (since 1983.02.19)
** Archbishop Ireneus Wien Dud (1974.12.12 – 1982)
* Vicars Apostolic of Juba (Roman rite)
** Bishop Sisto Mazzoldi, M.C.C.I. (1951.04.21 – 1967.06.12)
* Vicars Apostolic of Bahr el-Gebel (Roman rite)
** Bishop Sisto Mazzoldi, M.C.C.I. (1950.07.08 – 1951.04.21)
* Prefects Apostolic of Bahr el-Gebel (Roman rite)
** Fr. Stephen Mlakic, M.C.C.I. (1938.10.21 – 1950)
** Fr. Giuseppe Zambonardi, M.C.C.I. (1928.02.01 – 1938)

uffragan Diocese

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

ee also

*Roman Catholicism in Sudan
*List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Sudan

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/juba0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.eglisesoudan.org/english/juba.htm Archdiocese of Juba]


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