Suffragan diocese Yei, South Sudan
Diocese of Yei
Yeien(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Yei is a Latin Church suffragan diocese in South Sudan, erected on 21 March 1986 from the Diocese of Rumbek as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Juba. Its bishop is Alex Lodiong Sakor Eyobo, appointed in 2022.
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- Established
- 1986
- Catholics
- 238,500
- Priests
- 6
- Territory
- 46,000 km²
Parishes and churches
7 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- LasuLasuView parish
- Lomin - KadokjiLominView parish
- LutayaLutayaView parish
- MundriMundriView parish
- OmbasiOmbasiView parish
- ToreToreView parish
- Yei TownYeiView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Alex Lodiong Sakor Eyobo
- Born
- 26 January 1971
- Birthplace
- Wudu
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The cathedral
Christ the King Cathedral stands in Yei, 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
In South Sudan, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yei (Latin: Yeien(sis)) is seated in the city of Yei, within the ecclesiastical province of Juba.
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