Catholic Church
in
Republic of Sudan (Sudan)
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)
Roman Rite (2): El Obeid, Khartoum
Armenian Church (1): Iskanderiya
Greek-Melkite Church (1): Egypt, Sudan and South Sudan
Maronite Church (1): Cairo
Syriac Church (1): Sudan and South Sudan
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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.)
Cardinals (0 electors/1 total)Bishops
Continent: Eastern and Central Africa
Capital: Khartoum
Area: 1,861,484 km²
Population: 37,345,935
Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Central African Republic 
, ← Chad 
, ↖ Libya 
, ↑ Egypt 
, → Saudi Arabia 
, → Eritrea 
, ↘ Ethiopia 
, ↓ South Sudan 
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)
Area: 1,851,353 km²
Catholic Population: 1,334,000 Catholics (2.9% of 45,678,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 47 parishes, 363 other centres
Clergy: 6 bishops (2 diocesan, 4 titular), 125 priests (81 diocesan, 44 religious), 7 permanent deacons (6 diocesan, 1 religious)
Non-Clergy: 117 religious (7 brothers, 110 sisters), 1 member of secular institutes (sister), 35 major seminarians, 6 missionaries, 385 catechists
1990–2010: Statistics include present-day South Sudan |
Last updated on 2025.01.23
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