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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Malakal (Latin: Malakalen(sis)) is a diocese in Malakal in the ecclesiastical province of Juba in South Sudan.




History


January 10, 1933: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Kodok from Apostolic Vicariate of Khartoum
August 4, 1938: Promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Kodok
July 14, 1949: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Malakal
December 12, 1974: Promoted as Diocese of Malakal




Leadership


Ecclesiastical Superior of Kodok (Roman rite)
Fr. Matteo Michelon, M.C.C.I. (1933.07.08 – 1935)
Prefects Apostolic of Kodok (Roman rite)
Fr. John Wall, M.H.M. (1938.08.12 – 1945)
Fr. John Hart, M.H.M. (1947.06.13 – 1949.07.14 see below)
Prefects Apostolic of Malakal (Roman rite)
Fr. John Hart, M.H.M. (see above 1949.07.14 – 1962)
Fr. Herman Gerard Te Riele, M.H.M. (1962.05.29 – 1967)
Prefects Apostolic of Malakal (Roman rite)
Fr. Pio Yukwan Deng (1967.08.19 – 1974.12.12 see below)
Bishops of Malakal (Roman rite)
Bishop Pio Yukwan Deng (see above 1974.12.12 – 1976.12.03)
Bishop Vincent Mojwok Nyiker (1979.03.15 – 2009.05.16)
Msgr. Roko Taban Mousa (Apostolic Administrator starting 2009)
Bishop Stephen Nyodho Ador Majwok (2019.05.23 -)




See also


Roman Catholicism in South Sudan
Anglican Diocese of Malakal




Sources


GCatholic.org
Diocese of Malakal website

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• Roman Catholic Diocese of Malakal
• Malakal
• List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)
• List of Catholic dioceses in Sudan and South Sudan
• List of Catholic dioceses in Africa
• Vincent Mojwok Nyiker
• List of Catholic dioceses (alphabetical)
• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Juba
• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Khartoum
• Roman Catholic Diocese of El Obeid