Roman Catholic Diocese of Malakal
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Roman Catholic diocese in South Sudan
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Dioecesis Malakalensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | South Sudan |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 238,000 km2 (92,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | 4,000,000 1,503,000 (37.6%) |
| Parishes | 16 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholicism |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman |
| Established | January 10, 1933 (1933年01月10日) |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Juba |
| Cathedral | Saint Joseph, Malakal |
| Secular priests | 14 |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Stephen Nyodho Ador Majwok |
| Map | |
| Location of the Diocese of Malakal within Sudan & South Sudan Location of the Diocese of Malakal within Sudan & South Sudan | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Malakal (Latin: Malakalen(sis)) is a diocese in Malakal in the ecclesiastical province of Juba in South Sudan.
History
[edit ]- January 10, 1933: Established as Mission "sui iuris" of Kodok from Apostolic Vicariate of Khartoum
- August 4, 1938: Promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Kodok
- July 14, 1949: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Malakal
- December 12, 1974: Promoted as Diocese of Malakal
Leadership
[edit ]- Ecclesiastical Superior of Kodok (Roman rite)
- Fr. Matteo Michelon, M.C.C.I. (1933年07月08日 – 1935)
- Prefects Apostolic of Kodok (Roman rite)
- Fr. John Wall, M.H.M. (1938年08月12日 – 1945)
- Fr. John Hart, M.H.M. (1947年06月13日 – 1949年07月14日 see below)
- Prefects Apostolic of Malakal (Roman rite)
- Fr. John Hart, M.H.M. (see above 1949年07月14日 – 1962)
- Fr. Herman Gerard Te Riele, M.H.M. (1962年05月29日 – 1967)
- Prefects Apostolic of Malakal (Roman rite)
- Fr. Pio Yukwan Deng (1967年08月19日 – 1974年12月12日 see below)
- Bishops of Malakal (Roman rite)
- Bishop Pio Yukwan Deng (see above 1974年12月12日 – 1976年12月03日)
- Bishop Vincent Mojwok Nyiker (1979年03月15日 – 2009年05月16日)
- Msgr. Roko Taban Mousa (Apostolic Administrator starting 2009)
- Bishop Stephen Nyodho Ador Majwok (2019年05月23日 -)
See also
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