Catholic Church

Also known as: Sudán (español), le Soudan (français), Sudan (Deutsch, Italiano, polski), Sudão (Português), 蘇丹 (繁體中文), スーダン (日本語), Sudania (latine)

Continent: Eastern and Central Africa

Capital: Khartoum

Population: 30,894,000

Area: 1,886,068 km²

Patron Saint: St. Josephine Bakhita

Religions: Sunni Muslim 70% (in north), indigenous beliefs 25%, Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum)

Languages: Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English

Motto: An-Naṣr Linā (Arabic) (Victory is Ours)

Neighbouring Countries: ↓ South Sudan , ↙ Central African Republic , ← Chad , ↖ Libya , ↑ Egypt , → Saudi Arabia , → Eritrea , ↘ Ethiopia

Circumscriptions (4): Metr. Archdioceses (1), Dioceses (1), Patriarchal Territories (2)

Roman Rite (2): El Obeid, Khartoum

Greek-Melkite Church (1): Egypt and Sudan

Syrian Church (1): Sudan

Cardinals (1 elector/1 total): Zubeir Wako (72) | All Cardinals

Bishops: by Age | by Name | by Precedence | Jubilarians | Recent Events

Apostolic Nunciature: Sudan

Conference of Bishops: Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (S.C.B.C.)

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 Episcoaples d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.)