Catholic ChurchinRepublic of South Sudan (South Sudan) | ![]() |
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: Saint Josephine Margaret 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
Jurisdictions (11): Metr. Archdioceses (1), Dioceses
(8), 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: Past Cardinals
Bishops: by Age | by Name | by Precedence | Jubilarians | Recent Events
Special Churches:
Cathedrals (8)
Apostolic Nunciature: South 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 Episcoaples d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.)
Last updated on 2023.01.25
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