Diocese of Tambura-Yambio
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Diocese of Tambura-Yambio
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| Country | South Sudan |
| Ecclesiastical province | Juba |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Juba |
| Diocesan bishop | Edward Hiiboro Kussala |
| Vicar General | Andrew Mbuniwia |
| founding | 1949 |
| surface | 81,321 km² |
| Parishes | 12 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Residents | 671,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics | 316,590 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| proportion of | 47.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 26 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious priest | 1 (December 31, 2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 11,726 |
| Friars | 4 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious sisters | 28 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| address | Yambio c / o Comboni Missionaries P.O. Box 21102 Nairobi, Kenya? |
| Website | http://www.eglisesoudan.org/english/Tombura.htm |
The Roman Catholic diocese Tambura-Yambio ( Latin : Dioecesis Tomburaensis-Yambioensis ) comprises the districts of Tambura , Yambio and Maridi of the southern Sudanese state of Western Equatoria .
history
On March 3, 1949, the Mupio Apostolic Prefecture was founded. She gave parts of her territory on July 3, 1955, together with the Apostolic Vicariates Bahr al-Jabal and Bahr al-Ghazal , to the newly established Apostolic Vicariate Rumbek . On December 12, 1974, the Vicariate Apostolic Mupio was elevated to a diocese under the name Tambura . The name changed to Tambura-Yambio on February 21, 1987 .
Bishops
- Vicars Apostolic of Mupio (1949–1974)
- Domenico Ferrara MCCI (March 11, 1949– April 18, 1973)
- Bishops of Tambura / Tambura-Yambio (from 1974)
- Joseph Abangite Gasi (December 12, 1974– April 19, 2008)
- Edward Hiiboro Kussala (since April 19, 2008)
Parishes
There are a total of 13 parishes in the diocese of Tambura-Yambio. The parishes have their seat in the following places:
- Yambio (founded around 1951)
- Tambura (founded around 1950)
- Mupoi (founded around 1912)
- Yubu (founded around 1923)
- Maringindo (founded 1950)
- Rimenze (founded around 1951)
- Naandi (founded around 1946)
- Nzara (founded around 1951)
- Li - Raugu (founded around 1954)
- Ezo (founded around 1954)
- Maridi (founded around 1953)
- Ibba (founded around 1988)
