Diocese of El Obeid

Elobeiden(sis)

Latin Church

Latin Church diocese in Sudan covering North and South Kordofan, erected as an apostolic vicariate in 1960 and raised to a diocese in 1974, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Khartoum. The bishop is Yunan Tombe Trille Kuku Andali.

On the map

The address the register holds for Our Lady Queen of Africa Cathedral, in El Obeid, Sudan.

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Established: 1960
Catholics: 97,420
Priests: 31
Territory: 88,939 km²

Parishes and churches

11 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop: Yunan Tombe Trille Kuku Andali
Born: 1 January 1964
Birthplace: Tojoro

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The cathedral

Our Lady Queen of Africa Cathedral stands in El Obeid, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

El-Obeid, Sudan, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of El Obeid (Latin: Elobeiden(sis)), part of the ecclesiastical province of Khartoum.

The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 12 December 1974
Latin: Elobeiden(sis)
Patron: Our Lady Queen of Africa
Annuario code: 001001356

The see in figures

Catholics: 97,420
Priests: 31
Catholics per priest: 3,143
Extent: 88,939 km²
Catholics per km²: 1.1

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

How to reach it

Diocesan offices: Catholic Church, P.O. Box 386, 51111 El Obeid, Sudan
Telephone: [146]544.27; fax [611]228.20
Email: [email protected]

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The province of Khartoum

A suffragan of Archdiocese of Khartoum.

The sees of this province:

Archdiocese of KhartoumKhartoum

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

Sees near here

Archdiocese of KhartoumKhartoum367 km
Diocese of MalakalMalakal, South Sudan434 km
Diocese of BentiuBentiu, South Sudan440 km
Diocese of WauWau, South Sudan657 km
Diocese of RumbekRumbek, South Sudan711 km
Diocese of Bahir Dar–DessieBahir Dar–Dessie, Ethiopia798 km
Diocese of BarentuBarentu, Eritrea822 km
Diocese of NekemteNekemte, Ethiopia827 km

Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

Wikipedia · GCatholic

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].