The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Juba ( la, Iubaën(sis)) is the

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History

* 14 July 1927: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Bahr el-Gebel from the

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* 12 April 1951: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Bahr el-Gebel * 26 May 1961: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Juba * 12 December 1974: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Juba

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is Saint Teresa’s Cathedral in Kator.

Bishops

John Kerry at southern Sudan referendum mass

Ordinaries

;Prefects Apostolic of Bahr el-Gebel *

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, M.C.C.I. (1 February 1928 – 1938) * Stephen Mlakic, M.C.C.I. (21 October 1938 – 1950) ;Vicar Apostolic of Bahr el-Gebel * Sisto Mazzoldi, M.C.C.I. (8 July 1950 – 21 April 1951 ''see below'') ; Vicar Apostolic of Juba *

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, M.C.C.I. (''see above'' 21 April 1951 – 12 June 1967), appointed Apostolic Administrator of Moroto, Uganda in 1965 ; Metropolitan Archbishops of Juba *

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(12 December 1974 – 1982) *

Paulino Lukudu Loro Paulino Lukudu Loro (23 August 1940 – 5 April 2021) was the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Juba, South Sudan, from 1983 to 2019. Biography Paulino Lukudu Loro was born on 23 August 1940 in Kwerijik. He joined the Congregat ...

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Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla, also known as Stephen Ameyu and Stephen Ameyu Martin, (born 10 January 1964) is a South Sudanese prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Archbishop of Juba since 2020, after serving less than a year as Bishop of Tor ...

(12 December 2019 – present)

Auxiliary Bishops

* Santo Loku Pio Doggale (2010–present) *

Paride Taban Paride Taban (born 1936 in Opari, Eastern Equatoria) is a South Sudanese Emeritus Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church and was the first leader of the New Sudan Council of Churches, which was founded in February 1990. he was auxiliary Bishop of Juba ...

(1980–1983), appointed Bishop of Torit

Suffragan Dioceses

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* Tombura–Yambio *

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* Wau *

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Sources

GCatholic.org

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