The Sudan Catholic Bishops' Conference (SCBC) consists of all the archbishops and bishops of

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 ...

and Sudan.

Conference history

The first meeting of the Ordinaries of Sudan held in

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 ...

in late 1929, during the visit of the Apostolic Delegate for

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, based in

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. In the fifties were held periodic meetings of the Ordinaries of Sudan, until in December 1974 was established the local hierarchy and the Sudan was born Episcopal Conference, who in 1976 became known as the ''Sudan Catholic Bishops' Conference'' (SCBC).

Sudan Catholic Bishops's Conference

Its headquarters is in

. The statutes were approved by the

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in 1989. The SCBC is a member of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) and

Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar or SECAM (French: Symposium des Conférences Épiscopales d'Afrique et de Madagascar) is an agency of the Catholic Church which includes the bishops of Africa and Madagascar. Histor ...

(SECAM).

List of presidents of the Bishops' Conference

1970-1973:

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, Bishop of Wau 1973-1974:

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, Bishop of

Malakal Malakal is a city in South Sudan. It is the capital of Upper Nile State, South Sudan, along the White Nile River. It also serves as the headquarter of Malakal county and it used to be the headquarter of Upper Nile Region from 1970s to late 1990s ...

1975-1978:

Joseph Abangite Gasi Joseph Abangite Gasi (January 1, 1928 – September 12, 2014) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1957, Gasi was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio, South Sudan and retired in 2008. Notes ...

, bishop of Tombura- Yambio 1978-1989: Gabriel Zubeir Wako, Bishop of Wau, and then Coadjutor Archbishop of

1989-1993:

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 Congrega ...

, Archbishop of

Juba 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 ...

1993-1999: Gabriel Zubeir Wako, Archbishop of

1999 - ...

, Archbishop of

External links

* http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/country/SD.htm * http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/country/sd.html Reference {{Authority control Sudan Catholic Church in South Sudan Catholic Church in Sudan it:Chiesa cattolica in Sudan#Conferenza_episcopale