Roman Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio

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Diocese of Tombura-Yambio Dioecesis Tomburaënsis-Yambioensis
Location
Country	South Sudan
Statistics
Area	81,562 km2 (31,491 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	2,117,450 1,342,900 (63.4%)
Parishes	22
Information
Denomination	Catholicism
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman
Established	March 3, 1949 (1949-03-03)
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Juba
Secular priests	41
Current leadership
Bishop	Edward Hiiboro Kussala
Map
Location of the diocese within Sudan and South Sudan

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (Latin: Tomburaën(sis)–Yambioën(sis)) is a diocese located in the cities of Tumbura and Yambio in the ecclesiastical province of Juba in South Sudan.

History[edit]

• March 3, 1949: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Mupoi from Apostolic Prefecture of Bahr el-Gebel and Apostolic Vicariate of Bahr el-Ghazal
• December 12, 1974: Promoted as Diocese of Tombura
• February 21, 1986: Renamed as Diocese of Tombura–Yambio

Leadership[edit]

• Prefect Apostolic of Mupoi (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Domenico Ferrara, M.C.C.I. (1949.03.11 – 1973.04.18)
• Bishop of Tombura (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Joseph Abangite Gasi (1974.12.12 – 1986.02.21 see below)
• Bishops of Tombura-Yambio (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Joseph Abangite Gasi (see above 1986.02.21 - 2008.04.19)
  • Bishop Edward Hiiboro Kussala (since 2008.04.19)

See also[edit]

• Roman Catholicism in South Sudan

Sources[edit]

• GCatholic.org
• Diocese of Tombura-Yambio website Archived 2007-07-03 at the Wayback Machine