Diocese of Rumbek
Diocese of Rumbek | |
Basic data | |
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Country | South Sudan |
Ecclesiastical province | Juba |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Juba |
Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
founding | 1955 |
surface | 58,003 km² |
Parishes | 103 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
Residents | 4,127,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
Catholics | 108,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
proportion of | 2.6% |
Diocesan priest | 8 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
Religious priest | 28 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
Catholics per priest | 3,000 |
Friars | 40 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
Religious sisters | 53 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
address | c / o PO Box 21102, Nairobi, Kenya? |
Website | http://www.dioceseofrumbek.org/ |
Ecclesiastical province | |
![]() Overview of the dioceses in Sudan and South Sudan; No. 4 is the Diocese of Rumbek |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rumbek ( Latin : Dioecesis Rumbekensis ) comprises the districts of Rumbek, Yirol and Shobet in the state of Lakes and the districts of Warab and Tonj in the state of Warrap in South Sudan .
history
The Catholic priest Daniele Comboni (1831–1881) lived as a missionary in Shambe, about 100 km east of Rumbek and began missionary work in Central Africa. In 1877 he became bishop of the Sudanese city of Khartoum . During the Mahdi uprising (1881–1899) all Christian missionaries were expelled from the country. After the British got control of Sudan in 1899, they divided Sudan into confessional areas. Missionary work began again. Almost all of today's South Sudan was assigned to the Anglicans, although a Catholic mission took place again in some cities: In Thiet from 1949, in Rumbek from 1951 and in Tonj from 1953, which were in the Apostolic Vicariate of Bahr al-Ghazal .
On July 3, 1955, parts of the Apostolic Prefecture Mupoi and the Apostolic Vicariates Bahr al-Ghazal and Bahr al-Jabal were combined in the newly established Apostolic Vicariate of Rumbek. The local Ireneo Wien Dud was ordained bishop and first Vicar Apostolic of Rumbek.
In 1964 all foreign missionaries were expelled by the military government. Many clergy fled to neighboring countries. In 1965 the vicar general Fr. Arkangelo Ali was murdered in Rumbek. After that the other clergymen, including the Apostolic Administrator in Rumbek Lino Toboi, left the country. 1974 dioceses were introduced throughout Sudan, so that on December 12, 1974 the Apostolic Vicariate Rumbek was raised to a diocese. Only a single Catholic priest lived in the Rumbek diocese from 1974 to 1981. The diocese was headed from the neighboring Wau .
After a long civil war, reconstruction began in 1991 in some parts of the diocese. During this time, missions arose in the cities of Mapuordit, Marial Lou and Agangrial, which were located off the main roads and to which many refugees had come. In 1997 Bishop Cesare Mazzolari was able to return to the completely destroyed city of Rumbek. In the period that followed, numerous missions could be reopened. South Sudan gained independence in 2011, and Bishop Mazzolari died a week later. Since then the diocese has been headed by Fernando Colombo as diocesan administrator.
Bishops
Apostolic Vicars von Rumbek (1955–1974)
- Ireneus Wien Dud (July 3, 1955– May 10, 1960)
Bishops of Rumbek (from 1974)
- Gabriel Dwatuka Wagi (January 24, 1976– July 17, 1982)
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Cesare Mazzolari MCCJ (Apostolic Administrator from 1991, Bishop 1999–2011)
- Sedis vacancy (since 2011) - Diocesan administrator Fr Fernando Colombo
Parishes
There are a total of eleven parishes in the Diocese of Rumbek. In addition to the parish churches, numerous outstations and prayer centers have been and are being built.
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Rumbek , Holy Family parish (since around 1955) with outstations in Adhol, Nyinkot, Aber, Pantit, Ababu and Langcok.
- Affiliate church in Pacong (since 2012) with outstations in Malengagok, Pan Bar, Kou, Amer, Pacon Center and Pan Awac.
- Rumbek , Parish Sacred Heart (since 1983) with outstations in Malou, Meen Atool and Malith.
- Rumbek , Parish of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus (since 2005) with outstations in Maper and Alor and the Holy Cross Chapel in the Rumbek Secondary School.
- Warrap , parish St. Daniel Comboni Parish (since 1954) with outstations in Warrap, Awul Chapel, Apor Lang, Pagarelit, Rum Gir, Lurchuk, Pagol, Rumathony, Mabiordit, Kirik, Majok, Agany, Lorabeit, Aliek, Pantnei, Lual, Makok, Kuany, Warpach, Majangtitr, Pankot, Manlor, Farasika and Alabek.
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Marial Lou , Parish of St. Daniel Comboni (since 1994) with outstations in Ngapagok, Palal, Achuat, Akuop, Langkap, Kiriit, Majak and Athiangpuol as well as Prayer Centers in Panther, Alerwai, Magooll and Parieng.
- Filial church in Romic (since 2011) with 16 Prayer Centers in Aliang, Panhial, Paweng, Pagur, Pautakou, Makuach, Unlit, Ngapaguk, Kachuat, Mapara, Unchuei, Palal, Tuerangot, Carayika, Mayen Adoor and Abiok.
- Tonj , Parish Don Bosco (since 1953) with 27 outstations.
- Agangrial , Parish Mary Mother of God (since 1995) with branch churches in Cuiebet and Barghel
- Wulu , Saints Peter and Paul Parish (since 2003)
- Mapuordit , parish of St. Josephine Bakhita (since 1993), with outstations in Agany, Makuragar, Aluakluak, Atiaba, Mathiangic as well as Prayer Centers in Aguran, Ngop, Kakor, Piny Path, Pandit, Marial Bek, Mayom, Dongic, Adol, Aduel, Paloc, Titagok and BarPakeny.
- Yirol , Holy Cross Parish (since 1993) with 54 outstations
- Bunagok (Aliap), Parish St. Anselm (since 2004) with 12 Prayer Centers
There are also parishes in Kenya that are under the administration of the Rumbek diocese:
Facilities
- Loreto Girls Secondary School, Rumbek (sponsored by: Loreto Sisters )
- Comboni Senior Secondary School, Mapuordit (sponsored by: OLSH sisters)
- Secondary School of the Salesian Fathers, Tonj (sponsored by: Salesianer Don Boscos )
- Ireneo Wien Dud Berufsförderungswerk, Barghel
- Small seminary St. Bakhita, Mapuordite
- St. Peter Claver's Ecological Training Center, Rumbek, (sponsored by: Parish St. Theresa, Rumbek)
- Agricultural school Rumbek, still under construction (sponsored by: Jesuits )
- Pastoral liturgical catechetical center PALICA, Rumbek
See also
Sources and web links
- Official website (English)
- Entry for the Diocese of Rumbek on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved April 28, 2014.