Archdiocese of Khartoum
| Archdiocese of Khartoum | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Sudan |
| Diocesan bishop | Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria |
| Auxiliary bishop | Daniel Adwok |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Gabriel Cardinal Zubeir Wako |
| founding | 1846 |
| surface | 981,000 km² |
| Parishes | 28 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Residents | 22,605,444 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics | 960,650 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| proportion of | 4.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 59 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious priest | 46 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 9,149 |
| Permanent deacons | 4 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Friars | 74 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious sisters | 140 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Arabic |
| cathedral | St. Matthew Cathedral |
| Website | http://archdioceseofkhartoum.catholicweb.com/ |
| Suffragan dioceses | al-Ubayyid |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Khartoum ( Latin : Archidioecesis Khartoumensis ) extends over the entire north and east of Sudan .
The ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Khartoum includes all areas of Sudan except for the south . This forms the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Juba with several suffragan dioceses, as there are significantly more Catholic Christians living there.
history
Establishment and development
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On April 3, 1846, Pope Gregory XVI founded from the Apostolic Vicariate of Egypt and Arabia the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Africa with its seat in Khartoum, which, with the vicariates and prefectures in Tripoli, Egypt, Abyssinia and Senegambia, was twice the size of Europe. From 1862 to 1872 the areas of today's Sudan belonged to the Apostolic Vicariate of Egypt . On September 27, 1880, the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Africa gave up parts of its territory to establish the Apostolic Vicariate Tanganyika . In the same year there were also parts of its territory to the newly established Apostolic Vicariate Nyanza . On May 30, 1913, the vicariate was renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of Khartoum and on December 12, 1974 it was raised to an independent archdiocese.
John Paul II pastoral visit
From 3rd to 10th In February 1993 John Paul II went on his 57th pastoral trip .
In addition to the stations in Benin and Uganda , he also visited Khartoum.
Bishops
- Annetto Casolani (April 3, 1846–1847)
- St. Daniele Comboni MCCI (1872-10 October 1881)
- Francesco Sogaro (October 4, 1882–1895)
- Antonio Maria Roveggio MCCI (February 8, 1895–1902)
- Franz Xaver Geyer MCCI (August 6, 1903–1922)
- Paolo Tranquillo Silvestri MCCI (October 29, 1924–1929)
- Francesco Saverio Bini MCCI (November 20, 1930–1952)
- Agostino Baroni MCCI (June 29, 1953– October 10, 1981)
- Gabriel Cardinal Zubeir Wako (October 10, 1981– December 10, 2016)
- Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria (since December 10, 2016)
Churches and institutions
The St. Matthew's Cathedral in the Sudanese capital Khartoum is the Episcopal Church. In addition to the cathedral, there are the churches of St. Joseph and St. Peter and Paul in Khartoum.
Furthermore, Khartoum is the seat of the Apostolic Nuncio and the Sudanese Bishops' Conference.
