Diocese of al-Ubayyid
| Diocese of al-Ubayyid | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Sudan |
| Ecclesiastical province | Khartoum |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Khartoum |
| Diocesan bishop | Yunan Tombe Trille Kuku Andali |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Macram Max Gassis MCCJ |
| founding | 1960 |
| surface | 888,939 km² |
| Parishes | 13 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Residents | 9,860,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics | 156,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| proportion of | 1.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 23 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious priest | 14 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4.216 |
| Friars | 18 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious sisters | 36 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Arabic |
| cathedral | Al Ubayyid Cathedral |
The Roman Catholic diocese al-Ubayyid ( Latin : Dioecesis Elobeidensis , Arabic الأبيض al-Ubayyid ; Alternative spelling El Obeid , more rarely El-Obeid or El Obied ) includes the Sudanese states of Shamal Kurdufan , Dschanub Kurdufan , Gharb Kurdufan , Shamal Darfur , Dschanub Darfur and Gharb Darfur . It is named after the capital of the state of Shamal Kurdufan al-Ubayyid .
history
On May 10, 1960, the Apostolic Vicariate al-Ubayyid was founded from territory of the Apostolic Vicariate Khartoum . On December 12, 1974, the Apostolic Vicariate was elevated to a diocese and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Khartoum as a suffragan .
Bishops
Vicars Apostolic of al-Ubayyid (1960–1974)
- Edoardo Mason MCCI (May 10, 1960–1969)
Bishops of al-Ubayyid (from 1974)
- Paulino Lukudu Loro MCCI (March 5, 1979– February 19, 1983)
- Macram Max Gassis MCCI (March 12, 1988– October 28, 2013)
- Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria (October 28, 2013– August 15, 2015, then Coadjutor Archbishop of Khartoum)
- Yunan Tombe Trille Kuku Andali (since February 13, 2017)
Communities
There are Catholic parishes in the following places: (In brackets are the founding dates and further information)
- al-Ubayyid (founded around 1871–1883)
- ad-Dilling (founded around 1973)
- Mading Achwey (founded March 23, 1955)
- Abyei (founded May 23, 1962)
- Kaduqli (founded around 1954)
- an-Nahud (founded around 1954)
- al-Faschir (The church was built around 1938 by and for the believers of the Melkite Catholic Church . Around 1954 the Catholic community with Latin rites took over the church.)
- Nyala (founded around 1961)
- Babanusa (founded around 1977)
- Heiban (founded around 1987)
- Gidel (founded around 1997)
- Kauda (founded around 1997)
- Lumon (founded around 1996)
