Catholic Church in South Sudan (original) (raw)

Also known as: Südsudan (Deutsch), Sudán del Sur (español), Sud-Soudan (français), Sudan del Sud (Italiano), Sudan Południowy (polski), Sudão do Sul (Português), 南蘇丹 (正體中文), 南部スーダン (日本語), Sudania Australis (latine)

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Cultural Summary

Religions: animist, Christian

Languages: English (official), Arabic (includes Juba and Sudanese variants), regional languages include Dinka, Nuer, Bari, Zande, Shilluk

Ethnic Groups: Dinka 35.8%, Nuer 15.6%, Shilluk, Azande, Bari, Kakwa, Kuku, Murle, Mandari, Didinga, Ndogo, Bviri, Lndi, Anuak, Bongo, Lango, Dungotona, Acholi, Baka, Fertit

Motto: Justice, Liberty, Prosperity

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 654,460 km²

Catholic Population: 7,225,000 Catholics (52.4% of 13,794,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 124 parishes, 568 mission stations (without resident priest), 213 other centres

Clergy: 8 bishops (6 diocesan, 2 titular), 300 priests (185 diocesan, 115 religious), 1 permanent deacon (religious)

Non-Clergy: 253 religious (35 brothers, 218 sisters), 3 members of secular institutes (sisters), 189 major seminarians, 6 missionaries, 3,756 catechists