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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Juba

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Archdiocese of Juba

Archidioecesis Iubaënsis
Location
CountryFile:Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan
Statistics
Area25,137 km2 (9,705 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2014)
  • 995,000
  • 725,814 (72.9%%)
Parishes14
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established1927
CathedralSt. Theresa Cathedral
Secular priests58
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
ArchbishopStephen Ameyu Martin Mulla
Auxiliary BishopsSanto Loku Pio Doggale
File:Sudan RC Church diocese district map 2007.svg
Overview over Roman Catholic Dioceses in South Sudan and Sudan. Number 8 is Juba.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Juba (Latin: Iubaën(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Juba in South Sudan.

History

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  • 14 July 1927: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Bahr el-Gebel from the Apostolic Prefecture of Nilo Equatoriale in Uganda
  • 12 April 1951: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Bahr el-Gebel
  • 26 May 1961: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Juba
  • 12 December 1974: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Juba

Special churches

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The seat of the archbishop is Saint Teresa’s Cathedral in the Kator district of the city of Juba.

Ordinaries

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File:John Kerry at southern Sudan referendum mass.jpg
U.S. Senator John Kerry receives Communion at a special referendum Mass at the Kator Catholic Cathedral, 9 January 2011
Prefects Apostolic of Bahr el-Gebel
Vicar Apostolic of Bahr el-Gebel
  • Sisto Mazzoldi, FSCJ (8 July 1950 – 21 April 1951)
Vicar Apostolic of Juba
  • Sisto Mazzoldi, FSCJ (21 April 1951 – 12 June 1967), appointed Apostolic Administrator of Moroto, Uganda in 1965
Metropolitan Archbishops of Juba

Auxiliary Bishops

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Suffragan Dioceses

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See also

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Sources

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