Diocese of Tombura–Yambio
Tomburaën(sis)-Yambioën(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Tombura–Yambio, South Sudan
The Diocese of Tombura-Yambio is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in Western Equatoria, South Sudan, originating as the Apostolic Prefecture of Mupoi in 1949 and given its current name in 1986. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Juba, its see is the Cathedral of Christ the King in Yambio, and it is led by Bishop Edward Hiiboro Kussala.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 21 February 1986
- Latin
- Tomburaën(sis)-Yambioën(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001003248
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,342,900
- Population
- 2,204,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 60.9%
- Priests
- 41
- Catholics per priest
- 32,754
- Extent
- 81,562 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 16
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Edward Hiiboro Kussala
- Born
- 23 March 1964
- Birthplace
- Source Yubu
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Christ the King stands in Tombura–Yambio, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Co-Cathedral of Our Lady Help of Christians.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Juba
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Juba.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of JubaJuba
- Diocese of BentiuBentiu
- Diocese of MalakalMalakal
- Diocese of RumbekRumbek
- Diocese of ToritTorit
- Diocese of WauWau
- Diocese of YeiYei
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
In South Sudan's ecclesiastical province of Juba, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (Latin: Tomburaën(sis)-Yambioën(sis)) is seated in the cities of Tombura and Yambio.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.