Roman Catholic Diocese of Malakal

Roman Catholic Diocese of Malakal

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Malakal {Latin: "Malakalen(sis)"} is a diocese in Malakal in the Ecclesiastical province of Juba in Sudan.

History

* January 10, 1933: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Kodok from Apostolic Vicariate of Khartoum
* August 4, 1938: Promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Kodok
* July 14, 1949: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Malakal
* December 12, 1974: Promoted as Diocese of Malakal

Leadership

* Bishops of Malakal (Roman rite)
** Bishop Vincent Mojwok Nyiker (since 1979.03.15)
** Bishop Pio Yukwan Deng (1974.12.12 – 1976.12.03)
* Prefects Apostolic of Malakal (Roman rite)
** Bishop Pio Yukwan Deng (1967.08.19 – 1974.12.12)
** Fr. Herman Gerard Te Riele, M.H.M. (1962.05.29 – 1967)
** Fr. John Hart, M.H.M. (1949.07.14 – 1962)
* Prefects Apostolic of Kodok (Roman rite)
** Fr. John Hart, M.H.M. (1947.06.13 – 1949.07.14)
** Fr. John A. Wall, M.H.M. (1938.08.12 – 1945)
* Ecclesiastical Superiors of Kodok (Roman rite)
** Fr. Matteo Michelon, M.C.C.I. (1933.07.08 – 1935)

ee also

*Roman Catholicism in Sudan

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/mala3.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.eglisesoudan.org/english/Malakal.htm Diocese of Malakal website]


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