Catholic Church in 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)

By Type (12)

Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses) Metr. Archdiocese (1)

Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) Diocese (9)

Territories Dependent on the Patriarch Patriarchal Territory (2)

By Rite

Roman Rite (8): Bentiu, Juba, Malakal, Rumbek, Tombura–Yambio, Torit, Wau, Yei

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 Dioceses | Vacant Dioceses | Former Dioceses

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

Documents and Celebrations

Papal Visits

2023.02.03 – 2023.02.05: Apostolic Journey to South Sudan

Geography

Continent: Eastern and Central Africa

Capital: Juba

Area: 644,329 km²

Population: 13,026,129

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

Cultural Summary

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

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 654,460 km²

Catholic Population: 7,225,000 Catholics (52.4% of 13,794,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 124 parishes, 568 mission stations (without resident priest), 213 other centres

Clergy: 8 bishops (6 diocesan, 2 titular), 300 priests (185 diocesan, 115 religious), 1 permanent deacon (religious)

Non-Clergy: 253 religious (35 brothers, 218 sisters), 3 members of secular institutes (sisters), 189 major seminarians, 6 missionaries, 3,756 catechists

Consecrated Persons (Not Ordained)

Seminarians

Lay Missionaries

Catechists

1990–2010: Statistics included in Sudan