Archdiocese of Juba
| Archdiocese of Juba | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | South Sudan |
| Ecclesiastical province | Juba |
| Diocesan bishop | Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla |
| Auxiliary bishop | Santo Loku Pio Doggale |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Paulino Lukudu Loro MCCI |
| founding | July 14, 1927 |
| surface | 25,137 km² |
| Parishes | 15 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 985,000 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 760,000 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 77.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 47 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 15 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 12,258 |
| Friars | 26 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 78 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | St. Teresa Cathedral |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Malakal Rumbek Tambura-Yambio Torit Wau Yei |
The Archdiocese of Juba ( Latin : Archidioecesis Iubaensis , Arabic جوبا Jūbā ; Alternatively sensitive Juba ) is in Sudan preferred Roman Catholic ore diocese based in Juba .
The ecclesiastical province of Juba includes the suffragan bishops Malakal , Rumbek , Tambura-Yambio , Torit , Wau and Yei all of South Sudan.
history
Around 1923 the area around Juba belonged to the Apostolic Vicariate Wau , which in turn was subordinate to the Apostolic Prefecture for the area around the Nile section of Bahr al-Jabal .
From July 14, 1927, the Apostolic Prefecture of Bahr al-Jabal had its seat in Juba.
On April 12, 1951, Bahr al-Jabal received his own vicariate and existed until May 25, 1961, when the Apostolic Vicariate of Juba was established.
On December 12, 1974, the vicariate was elevated to the status of archdiocese. Since 2011 it has been the only archdiocese in the newly formed state of South Sudan.
Bishops
- Giuseppe Zambonardi MCCI (February 1, 1928–1938)
- Stephen Mlakic MCCI (October 21, 1938– October 21, 1950)
- Sisto Mazzoldi MCCI (July 8, 1950– March 22, 1965)
- Ireneus Wien Dud (December 12, 1974– June 28, 1982)
- Paulino Lukudu Loro MCCI (February 19, 1983– December 12, 2019)
- Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla (since December 12, 2019)
cathedral
St. Teresa Cathedral in Juba , built in 1952, is the episcopal church. It is also called Kator Cathedral because of its location in the south-western Kator section of the city of Juba .
