Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Juba

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

Archdiocese of Juba Archidioecesis Iubaënsis
Location
Country	South Sudan
Statistics
Area	25,137 km^2 (9,705 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2014) 995,000 725,814 (72.9%%)
Parishes	14
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	1927
Cathedral	St. Theresa Cathedral
Secular priests	58
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Archbishop	Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla
Auxiliary Bishops	Santo Loku Pio Doggale

History

• 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

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

Ordinaries

Prefects Apostolic of Bahr el-Gebel

• Giuseppe Zambonardi, MCCJ (1 February 1928 – 1938)
• Stephen Mlakic, FSCJ (21 October 1938 – 1950)

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

• Ireneus Wien Dud (12 December 1974 – 1982)
• Paulino Lukudu Loro, MCCJ (19 February 1983 – 12 December 2019)
• Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla (12 December 2019 – present)

Auxiliary Bishops

• Santo Loku Pio Doggale (2010–present)
• Paride Taban (1980–1983), appointed Bishop of Torit

Suffragan Dioceses

• Malakal
• Rumbek
• Tombura–Yambio
• Torit
• Wau
• Yei

See also

• Radio Bakhita
• Roman Catholicism in South Sudan
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in South Sudan

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Archdiocese of Juba

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