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Suffragan diocese Wau, South Sudan

Diocese of Wau

Vaven(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Wau is a Latin Church suffragan diocese in Western Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan, originating as the Apostolic Prefecture of Bahr el-Ghazal in 1913 and elevated to a diocese in 1974. It is part of the ecclesiastical province of Juba.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of St. Mary, in Wau, South Sudan.

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Established
1913
Catholics
3,164,190
Priests
27
Territory
134,572 km²

Parishes and churches

7 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
Matthew Remijio Adam Gbitiku
Born
5 May 1972
Birthplace
Mboro
Institute
MISSIONARI COMBONIANI DEL CUORE DI GESÙ

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St. Mary stands in Wau, 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

The Catholic Church in South Sudan includes the Latin Church Diocese of Wau (Latin: Vaven(sis)), a suffragan see in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Juba that depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Its cathedra rests in the Cathedral of St. Mary in Wau, in Gharb Baḩr al Ghazāl province. Since 18 November 2020 the bishop has been Matthew Remijio Adam Gbitiku.