Catholic ChurchinRepublic of Sudan (Sudan) | ![]() |
Also known as: Sudán (español), le Soudan (français), Sudan (Deutsch, Italiano, polski), Sudão (Português), 蘇丹 (正體中文), スーダン (日本語), Sudania (latine)
Continent: Eastern and Central Africa
Capital: Khartoum
Area: 1,861,484 km²
Population: 37,345,935
Patron Saint: Saint Josephine Margaret Bakhita
Saints: 2 Saints
Religions: Sunni Muslim, small Christian minority
Languages: Arabic (official), English (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, Fur
Ethnic Groups: Sudanese Arab (approximately 70%), Fur, Beja, Nuba, Fallata
Motto: An-Naṣr Linā (Arabic) (Victory is Ours)
Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Central African Republic , ← Chad
, ↖ Libya
, ↑ Egypt
, → Saudi Arabia
, → Eritrea
, ↘ Ethiopia
, ↓ South Sudan
Jurisdictions (6): Metr. Archdioceses (1), Dioceses
(3), Patriarchal Territories
(2)
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 Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions
Cardinals (0 electors/1 total):
Zubeir Wako (82) | All Cardinals
Bishops: by Age | by Name | by Precedence | Jubilarians | Recent Events
Special Churches:
Cathedrals (2)
Apostolic Nunciature: Sudan
Conference of Bishops: Catholic Conference of Bishops of Sudan and South Sudan (C.C.B.S.S.S.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (A.M.E.C.E.A.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Symposium des Conférences Episcopales d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.)
Last updated on 2023.03.17
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