Also known as: Südsudan (Deutsch), Sudán del Sur (español), Sud-Soudan (français), Sudan del Sud (Italiano), Sudan Południowy (polski), Sudão do Sul (Português), 南蘇丹 (正體中文), 南部スーダン (日本語), Sudania Australis (latine)
Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses) Metr. Archdiocese (1)
Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) Diocese (9)
Territories Dependent on the Patriarch Patriarchal Territory (2)
Roman Rite (8): Bentiu, Juba, Malakal, Rumbek, Tombura–Yambio, Torit, Wau, Yei
Armenian Church (1): Iskanderiya
Greek-Melkite Church (1): Egypt, Sudan and South Sudan
Maronite Church (1): Cairo
Syriac Church (1): Sudan and South Sudan
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Dioceses | Vacant Dioceses | Former Dioceses
Apostolic Nunciature: South Sudan Archbishop Séamus Patrick Horgan (56)
Conference of Bishops: Catholic Conference of Bishops of Sudan and South Sudan (C.C.B.S.S.S.) Cardinal Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla (62)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (A.M.E.C.E.A.) Bishop Charles Joseph Sampa Kasonde (57)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Symposium des Conférences Episcopales d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.) Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. (66)
Patron Saint: Saint Josephine Margaret Bakhita
Continent: Eastern and Central Africa
Capital: Juba
Area: 644,329 km2
Population: 13,026,129
Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Congo-Kinshasa Congo-Kinshasa, ← Central African Republic Central African Republic, ↑ Sudan Sudan, → Ethiopia Ethiopia, ↘ Kenya Kenya, ↓ Uganda Uganda
Religions: animist, Christian
Languages: English (official), Arabic (includes Juba and Sudanese variants), regional languages include Dinka, Nuer, Bari, Zande, Shilluk
Ethnic Groups: Dinka 35.8%, Nuer 15.6%, Shilluk, Azande, Bari, Kakwa, Kuku, Murle, Mandari, Didinga, Ndogo, Bviri, Lndi, Anuak, Bongo, Lango, Dungotona, Acholi, Baka, Fertit
Motto: Justice, Liberty, Prosperity
Area: 654,460 km2
Catholic Population: 7,724,000 Catholics (52.4% of 14,746,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 129 parishes, 568 mission stations (without resident priest), 203 other centres
Clergy: 9 bishops (7 diocesan, 2 titular), 321 priests (196 diocesan, 125 religious), 1 permanent deacon (diocesan)
Non-Clergy: 264 religious (45 brothers, 219 sisters), 4 members of secular institutes (sisters), 189 major seminarians, 7 missionaries, 4,701 catechists
Last updated on 2026年06月08日
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