Simon Adut Yuang (died 9 September 2018) was a

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 ...

ese

Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...

bishop. He served as the Anglican Bishop of

Yirol Yirol is a city in South Sudan. Location It is located in ''Yirol West County'', Lakes (state), Lakes State, in central South Sudan. Its location lies approximately , by road, northwest of Juba, South Sudan, Juba, the largest city in South Suda ...

, located within the

Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan The Province of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan, formerly known as Episcopal Church of Sudan, is a province of the Anglican Communion located in South Sudan. The province consists of eight Internal Provinces (each led by an archbishop) and 61 d ...

, from 2015 until his death in a

plane crash An aviation accident is defined by the Convention on International Civil Aviation Annex 13 as an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft, which takes place from the time any person boards the aircraft with the ''intention of fl ...

on 9 September, 2018. In January 2015, the incumbent Bishop of Yirol, Daniel Deng Abeil, died from cancer. Simon Adut Yuang was elected as Deng Abeil's successor in May 2015. He was consecrated and enthroned as Bishop of Yirol in July 2015. Simon Adut Yuang was killed in a

in Yirol on September 9, 2018, along with at least 19 passengers and crew. The plane was en route from

Juba International Airport Juba () is the capital and largest city of South Sudan. The city is situated on the White Nile and also serves as the capital of the Central Equatoria State. It is the world's newest capital city to be elevated as such, and had a population ...

Yirol Airport Yirol Airport is an airport in South Sudan. It has a single unpaved runway. Location Yirol Airport is located in ''Yirol West County'' in Eastern Lakes State, in the town of Yirol, in the central part of South Sudan. The airport is located to th ...

when it crashed into Lake Yirol. Bishop Simon Adut Yuang was survived by his wife and six children.

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