Roman Catholic Diocese of El Obeid

The Roman Catholic Diocese of El Obeid (Latin: Elobeiden(sis)) is a diocese in El-Obeid in the ecclesiastical province of Khartoum in Sudan.

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Diocese of El Obeid Dioecesis Elobeidensis


Location
Country	Sudan
Statistics
Area	88.939 km² (34.340 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	12857215 97420 (0.8%)
Parishes	17
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Roman
Established	May 10, 1960 (1960-05-10)
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Khartoum
Cathedral	Our Lady Queen of Africa Cathedral
Secular priests	31
Current leadership
Bishop	Yunan Tombe Trille Kuku Andali

Vicar Apostolic of El Obeid (Roman rite)
- Bishop Edoardo Mason, M.C.C.I. (1960.05.10 – 1969)
Bishops of El Obeid (Roman rite)
- Bishop Paulino Lukudu Loro, M.C.C.I. (1979.03.05 – 1983.02.19), appointed Archbishop of Juba
- Bishop Macram Max Gassis, M.C.C.I. (1988.03.12 – 2013.10.28)
- Bishop Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria (2013.10.28 - 2015.08.15); appointed by Pope Francis to be Coadjutor Archbishop to Cardinal Gabriel Zubeir Wako, of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Khartoum, in Khartoum, Sudan; was to serve as El Obeid's Apostolic Administrator during the sede vacante (vacant see period) until a new Bishop was selected^[1]
- Bishop Yunan Tombe Trille Kuku Andali (2017.02.18 - present)^[2]

Another apostolic administrator was Bishop Antonio Menegazzo, M.C.C.I. (1996-2010)

Coadjutor Bishop

Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria (2010-2013)

Roman Catholic Diocese of El Obeid

History

Special churches

Bishops

Coadjutor Bishop

See also

References

Sources

External links

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