Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Juba



The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Juba (Iubaën(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Juba in South Sudan.

History

 * 14 July 1927: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Bahr el-Gebel from the Apostolic Prefecture of Nilo Equatoriale in Uganda
 * 12 April 1951: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Bahr el-Gebel
 * 26 May 1961: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Juba
 * 12 December 1974: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Juba

Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is Saint Teresa’s Cathedral in the Kator district of the city of Juba.

Ordinaries

 * Prefects Apostolic of Bahr el-Gebel
 * Giuseppe Zambonardi, FSCJ (1 February 1928 – 1938)
 * Stephen Mlakic, FSCJ (21 October 1938 – 1950)
 * Vicar Apostolic of Bahr el-Gebel
 * Sisto Mazzoldi, FSCJ (8 July 1950 – 21 April 1951)
 * Vicar Apostolic of Juba
 * Sisto Mazzoldi, FSCJ (21 April 1951 – 12 June 1967), appointed Apostolic Administrator of Moroto, Uganda in 1965
 * Metropolitan Archbishops of Juba
 * Ireneus Wien Dud (12 December 1974 – 1982)
 * Paulino Lukudu Loro, MCCI (19 February 1983 – 12 December 2019)
 * Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla (12 December 2019 – present)

Auxiliary Bishops

 * Santo Loku Pio Doggale (2010–present)
 * Paride Taban (1980–1983), appointed Bishop of Torit

Suffragan Dioceses

 * Malakal
 * Rumbek
 * Tombura–Yambio
 * Torit
 * Wau
 * Yei