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Diocese of Tombura-Yambio Dioecesis Tomburaënsis-Yambioensis | |
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Location | |
Country | South Sudan |
Statistics | |
Area | 81,562 km (31,491 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | 2,117,450 1,342,900 (63.4%) |
Parishes | 22 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholicism |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman |
Established | March 3, 1949 (1949-03-03) |
Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Juba |
Secular priests | 41 |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Edward Hiiboro Kussala |
Map | |
Location of the diocese within Sudan and South Sudan |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (Latin: Tomburaën(sis)–Yambioën(sis)) is a diocese located in the cities of Tumbura and Yambio in the ecclesiastical province of Juba in South Sudan.
History
- March 3, 1949: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Mupoi from Apostolic Prefecture of Bahr el-Gebel and Apostolic Vicariate of Bahr el-Ghazal
- December 12, 1974: Promoted as Diocese of Tombura
- February 21, 1986: Renamed as Diocese of Tombura–Yambio
Leadership
- Prefect Apostolic of Mupoi (Roman rite)
- Bishop Domenico Ferrara, M.C.C.I. (1949.03.11 – 1973.04.18)
- Bishop of Tombura (Roman rite)
- Bishop Joseph Abangite Gasi (1974.12.12 – 1986.02.21 see below)
- Bishops of Tombura-Yambio (Roman rite)
- Bishop Joseph Abangite Gasi (see above 1986.02.21 - 2008.04.19)
- Bishop Edward Hiiboro Kussala (since 2008.04.19)
See also
Sources
- GCatholic.org
- Diocese of Tombura-Yambio website Archived 2007-07-03 at the Wayback Machine
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