Diocese of Wau
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Diocese of Wau
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| Country | South Sudan |
| Ecclesiastical province | Juba |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Juba |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| founding | September 12, 1974 |
| surface | 134,572 km² |
| Parishes | 19 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 4,263,000 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 2,984,000 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 70% |
| Diocesan priest | 28 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 18 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 64,870 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 28 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 28 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | Wau Cathedral |
The diocese of Wau (lat. Dioecesis Vavensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese based in Wau and comprises the regions of the former states of Western Bahr el Ghazal , Northern Bahr el Ghazal and Warrap in South Sudan .
history
On May 13, 1913, the Apostolic Prefecture of Bahr al-Ghazal was founded and separated from the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Africa . It was raised to the Apostolic Vicariate on June 13, 1917 and split into numerous newly established Apostolic Prefectures and Apostolic Vicariates by 1955. On May 26, 1961, the Apostolic Vicariate of Bahr al-Ghazal was renamed Wau and in 1974 elevated to a diocese.
Bishops
Apostolic Prefect of Bahr al-Ghazal
- Antonio Stoppani , MCCI (May 30, 1913– June 13, 1917)
Apostolic Vicars of Bahr al-Ghazal / Wau
- Antonio Stoppani, MCCI (June 13, 1917–1933)
- Rodolfo Orler , MCCI (December 11, 1933– July 19, 1946)
- Edoardo Mason , MCCI (May 8, 1947– May 10, 1960)
- Ireneus Wien Dud (May 10, 1960– December 12, 1974)
Bishops of Wau
- Gabriel Zubeir Wako (December 12, 1974– October 30, 1979)
- Joseph Bilal Nyekindi (October 24, 1980– November 2 , 1995)
- Rudolf Deng Majak (November 2, 1995– March 6, 2017)
- Sedis vacancy (since March 6, 2017)
Parishes
In 2002 there were a total of 17 parishes in the diocese of Wau. There is only more information about the 15 parishes in 2000. The seats of the 15 parishes existed in the following places (as of 2000):
- Wau (founded around 1905)
- Sikkat al-Hadid - St. Josef (founded around 1976)
- Nazareth (founded around 1982)
- Bussere (founded on August 7, 1933)
- Mboro (founded around 1917)
- Aweil (founded around 1950)
- Raja (founded around 1935)
- Mayen (founded around 1946)
- Gordhiim (founded around 1953)
- Nyamlell (founded around 1934)
- Kayango (founded March 7, 1905)
- Kwajok (founded around 1923)
- Kpaille Raffili (founded around 1914/1954)
- Mbili (founded March 17, 1904)
- Deim Zubeir (founded around 1926)
