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Khartoum Khartoum or Khartum ( ; ar, الخرطوم, Al-Khurṭūm, din, Kaartuɔ̈m) is the capital of Sudan. With a population of 5,274,321, its metropolitan area is the largest in Sudan. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile, flowing n ...

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Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...

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on

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, and the

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of

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. In 1851 the Emperor

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(a Catholic monarchy without overseas colonial interests) took the mission under his

protection Protection is any measure taken to guard a thing against damage caused by outside forces. Protection can be provided to physical objects, including organisms, to systems, and to intangible things like civil and political rights. Although th ...

. It was also known as the Apostolic Vicariate of Sudan ( la, Vicariatus Apostolicus Africae Centralis), or in full Vicariate Apostolic of Sudan or Central-Africa, by the early 20th-century. It lost territory on 1880.09.27 to establish the

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and again in October 27, 1880 to establish the

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(now the

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), in Uganda. From 1883 to 1898, the Sudan (then an Egyptian province) was closed by the insurrection of the Mahdi Mohammed Ahmed and his successor

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, and the missionaries were compelled to work outside the circuit of their jurisdiction in Egypt. On 2 September 1898, the Anglo-Egyptian army, which in 1896 had begun operations for the recovery of the lost provinces, completed the overthrow of the Khalifa, although he was not slain until November of the following year. The country suffered long from the effects of the '

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' (Mahdist) oppression, during which it was largely depopulated, wide tracts having gone out of cultivation and trade having been abandoned. In 1899 mission work was recommenced in Sudan. The two religious congregations, the Sons of the Sacred Heart and the Pious Mothers of Nigritia, furnished missionaries and sisters to the vicariate, and the two periodical papers '' La Nigrizia'' (''The Africaness'', in

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, Italy) and ''Stern der Neger'' ('Star of the Africans', in

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, then imperial Austria) print articles about this mission. The number of inhabitants is uncertain, perhaps about eight millions. Missionary work was limited to the southern and animist part of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (primarily now in

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) with the Shillouki Dinka,

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, Jur, Golo, Nyam Nyam and other

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tribes. In the northern Muslim part were some European and Oriental Catholic immigrants. In the early 20th century it included: — stations at

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(now in Egypt),

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,

Khartoum Khartoum or Khartum ( ; ar, الخرطوم, Al-Khurṭūm, din, Kaartuɔ̈m) is the capital of Sudan. With a population of 5,274,321, its metropolitan area is the largest in Sudan. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile, flowing n ...

(central station);

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and Atigo (

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); Wau, Kayango and 'Cleveland' ( Bahrel-Ghazal); Omach and

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(

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); besides twenty-five localities provided excurrendo. The membership under Apostolic Vicar Francis Xavier Geyer was Catholics, 3000;

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, 1030; priests, 35; brothers, 28; sisters, 45. On 30 May 1913 it was renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of Khartum after its see, the present Sudanese capital, as its southern territory was split off to establish the

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, which is now the Diocese of Wau, somewhat approximating the split between Sudan and

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. However it continued to cover

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and stretched into modern

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and

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. On 28 April 1914 the

Apostolic Prefecture of Adamaua The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nkongsamba ( la, Nkongsamben(sis)) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Douala in Cameroon. Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathédrale de l’Immaculée Conception, dedicated to the Imm ...

(now the

Diocese of Nkongsamba The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nkongsamba ( la, Nkongsamben(sis)) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Douala in Cameroon. Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathédrale de l’Immaculée Conception, dedicated to the Imma ...

) was formed, taking territory from the Apostolic Vicariate of Khartoum. It lost territories again to establish missionary jurisdictions becoming current dioceses : * on 1933.01.10 the Mission sui juris of Kodok (today the

Diocese of Malakal The Roman Catholic Diocese of Malakal ( la, Malakalen(sis)) is a diocese in Malakal in the Ecclesiastical province of Juba in South Sudan. History * January 10, 1933: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Kodok from Apostolic Vicariate of K ...

, now in

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) * on 1942.04.28 the

Apostolic Prefecture of Niamey Niamey () is the capital and largest city of Niger. Niamey lies on the Niger River, primarily situated on the east bank. Niamey's population was counted as 1,026,848 as of the 2012 census. As of 2017, population projections show the capital di ...

(in French colony

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, ) * on 1947.01.09 the

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(in French colony

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, now the Metropolitan

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) * on 1960.05.10 the

Apostolic Vicariate of El Obeid The Roman Catholic Diocese of El Obeid ( la, Elobeiden(sis)) is a diocese in El-Obeid in the Ecclesiastical province of Khartoum in Sudan. History * May 10, 1960: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of El Obeid from Apostolic Vicariate of Kharto ...

(now its remaining suffragan

Roman Catholic Diocese of El Obeid The Roman Catholic Diocese of El Obeid ( la, Elobeiden(sis)) is a diocese in El-Obeid in the Ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Khartoum, Khartoum in Sudan. History * May 10, 1960: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of El O ...

within Sudan). On 12 December 1974, it was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Khartoum. In February 1993, it enjoyed a Papal visit from

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.

Special churches

The

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see of the Archbishop is St. Matthew's Cathedral, Khartoum.

Bishops

;Apostolic Vicars of Central Africa *

Annetto Casolani Annetto Casolani (10 August 1815 - 1 August 1866) was a Maltese prelate who served as the first Apostolic Vicar of Central Africa present day Archdiocese of Khartoum in Sudan. Casolani was born in Valletta Malta on 10 August 1815. His father wa ...

(1846.04.03 – retired 1847.05.02), Titular Bishop of Mauricastrum (1846.04.03 – death 1866.08.01) *

Daniele Comboni Daniele Comboni (15 March 1831 – 10 October 1881) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop who served in the missions in Africa and was the founder of both the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus and the Comboni Missionary Sisters. Comboni ...

, F.C.C.I. (1872 – 1881.10.10), Titular Bishop of Claudiopolis (1877.07.02 – death 1881.10.10), previously Founder of

Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Bold text The Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus ( la, Missionarii Comboniani Cordis Iesu), abbreviated MCCJ, also known as the Comboni Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, or the Verona Fathers, and originally called the Sons of the Sacred ...

(Comboni Fathers) (1867.06.01) * Francesco Sogaro (1882.10.04 – resigned 1895), Titular Bishop of Trapezopolis (1885.07.10 – 1894.08.18), promoted Titular Archbishop of Amida (1894.08.18 – 1912.02.06), later President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (1903 – 1912.02.06) * Antonio Maria Roveggio, F.C.C.I. (1895.02.08 – death 1902.05.02), Titular Bishop of Amastris (1895.02.08 – 1902.05.02) * Franz Xavier Geyer, M.C.C.I. (1903.08.06 – 1913.05.30 ''see below''), Titular Bishop of

Trocmades Trocmades or Trocmada was a city in the Roman province of Galatia Secunda. It appears to have been on the site of the modern Turkish village of Kaymaz, about twenty-four miles east of Eskişehir, Turkey. History The city is known from ecclesia ...

(1903.08.06 – death 1943.04.02) ;Apostolic Vicars of Khartoum * Franz Xavier Geyer, F.C.C.I. (1913.05.30 – retired May 1922) * Paolo Tranquillo Silvestri, F.C.C.I. (1924.10.29 – retired July 1929), Titular Bishop of Jerichus (1924.11.05 – death 1949.01.22) * Francesco Saverio Bini, F.C.C.I. (1930.11.20 – retired 1952), Titular Bishop of Vallis (1930.11.20 – death 1953.05.11) * Agostino Baroni, F.C.C.I. (1953.06.29 – 1974.12.12 ''see below''), Titular Bishop of

Balecium Balec was an medieval fortified town near Shkodër in what is now Albania. The settlement originated in Roman times. During Byzantine rule over the area, it was part of the Dyrrhachium theme. Later it was a seat of a župa of the Kingdom of Dukl ...

(1953.06.29 – 1974.12.12) ;Metropolitan Archbishops of Khartoum * Archbishop

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, M.C.C.I. (''see above'' 1974.12.12 – retired 1981.10.10), also

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of

Rumbek Rumbek ( ar, رمبك) is the capital of Lakes State, central South Sudan, and the former capital of the country. Location Rumbek is approximately by road northwest of Juba, the capital and largest city in the country. Its coordinates are a ...

(now in

South Sudan South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the C ...

) (1982 – 1983) * Cardinal

Gabriel Zubeir Wako Gabriel Zubeir Wako (born 27 February 1941) is a Sudanese Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Biography Born in Mboro, Sudan, he was ordained to the priesthood on 21 July 1963. He was appointed as the Bishop of Wau in 1974, and later as the ...

(since 1981.10.10 - 2016.12.10 ), succeeding as former

Coadjutor Archbishop The term coadjutor (or coadiutor, literally "co-assister" in Latin) is a title qualifier indicating that the holder shares the office with another person, with powers equal to the other in all but formal order of precedence. These include: * Coadj ...

of Khartoum (1979.10.30 – 1981.10.10); previously Apostolic Administrator of above

Rumbek Rumbek ( ar, رمبك) is the capital of Lakes State, central South Sudan, and the former capital of the country. Location Rumbek is approximately by road northwest of Juba, the capital and largest city in the country. Its coordinates are a ...

(now in

South Sudan South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the C ...

) (1974 – 1976), Bishop of Wau (now in South Sudan) (1974.12.12 – 1979.10.30); also President of Sudan Bishops’ Conference (1978 – 1989, 1993 – 1999, 2012.01.01 – …), created

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of S. Atanasio a Via Tiburtina (2003.10.21 003.12.14– …) ** Bishop Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of El Obeid The Roman Catholic Diocese of El Obeid ( la, Elobeiden(sis)) is a diocese in El-Obeid in the Ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Khartoum, Khartoum in Sudan. History * May 10, 1960: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of El O ...

, in

El Obeid El-Obeid ( ar, الأبيض, ''al-ʾAbyaḍ'', lit."the White"), also romanized as Al-Ubayyid, is the capital of the state of North Kurdufan, in Sudan. History and overview El-Obeid was founded by the pashas of Ottoman Egypt in 1821. It was ...

,

Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...

, was named

Coadjutor Archbishop The term coadjutor (or coadiutor, literally "co-assister" in Latin) is a title qualifier indicating that the holder shares the office with another person, with powers equal to the other in all but formal order of precedence. These include: * Coadj ...

of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Khartoum by Pope Francis on 15 August 2015 He later succeeded Wako as Archbishop of Khartoum on 10 December 2016. * Archbishop Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria succeeded to this see, 10 December 2016

Auxiliary Bishop

* Daniel Marco Kur Adwok (1992-)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishop

* Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of El Obeid in 2010; later returned here as Coadjutor

Province

Its

ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...

comprises the Metropolitan's own archdiocese and one remaining

suffragan A suffragan bishop is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations. In the Anglican Communion, a suffragan bishop is a bishop who is subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop (bishop ordinary) and so is not normally jurisdictiona ...

see : *

Roman Catholic Diocese of El Obeid The Roman Catholic Diocese of El Obeid ( la, Elobeiden(sis)) is a diocese in El-Obeid in the Ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Khartoum, Khartoum in Sudan. History * May 10, 1960: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of El O ...

References

Bibliography

*

External links

GCatholic.org with incumbent bio inks

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