Catholic Church

Also known as: Südsudan (Deutsch), Sudán del Sur (español), Sud-Soudan (français), Sudan del Sud (Italiano), Sudan Południowy (polski), Sudão do Sul (Português), 南蘇丹 (正體中文), 南部スーダン (日本語), Sudania Australis (latine)

Continent: Eastern and Central Africa

Capital: Juba

Area: 644,329 km²

Population: 13,026,129

Patron Saint: St. Josephine Bakhita

Religions: animist, Christian

Languages: English (official), Arabic (includes Juba and Sudanese variants), regional languages include Dinka, Nuer, Bari, Zande, Shilluk

Ethnic Groups: Dinka 35.8%, Nuer 15.6%, Shilluk, Azande, Bari, Kakwa, Kuku, Murle, Mandari, Didinga, Ndogo, Bviri, Lndi, Anuak, Bongo, Lango, Dungotona, Acholi, Baka, Fertit

Motto: Justice, Liberty, Prosperity

Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Congo-Kinshasa , ← Central African Republic , ↑ Sudan , → Ethiopia , ↘ Kenya , ↓ Uganda

Circumscriptions (9): Metr. Archdioceses (1), Dioceses (6), Patriarchal Territories (2)

Roman Rite (7): Juba, Malakal, Rumbek, Tombura–Yambio, Torit, Wau, Yei

Greek-Melkite Church (1): Egypt, Sudan and South Sudan

Syriac Church (1): Sudan and South Sudan

Cardinals: Past Cardinals

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

Apostolic Nunciature: South 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.)