Bishop(s) |
General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Vicariate Apostolic of Rumbek | |||
3 July 1955 | Erected | Vicariate Apostolic of Bahr el-Gebel (Yei)
Vicariate Apostolic of Bahr el-Ghazal (Lakes) Prefecture Apostolic of Mupoi (Moru) | Vicariate Apostolic of Rumbek (erected) |
12 January 1973 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Rumbek (Moru or Meridi District (Equatoria Province)) | Prefecture Apostolic of Mupoi |
12 January 1973 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Rumbek (Yei District (Equatoria Province)) | Vicariate Apostolic of Juba |
12 January 1973 | Territory Added | Vicariate Apostolic of Wau (Jur River District, Eastern Side) | Vicariate Apostolic of Rumbek |
Diocese of Rumbek | |||
12 December 1974 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Rumbek | Diocese of Rumbek |
20 January 1984 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Rumbek (Maridi and Iba) | Diocese of Tombura |
21 March 1986 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Rumbek (Yei and Mundri (in the Eastern Equatoria Province)) | Diocese of Yei (erected) |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Vicariate Apostolic of Rumbek | ||||||||||||
1968 | 11 | 11 | 0 | ap1971 | ||||||||
Diocese of Rumbek | ||||||||||||
1980 | 101,139 | 865,000 | 11.7% | 9 | 1 | 10 | 10,113 | 2 | 6 | 11 | ap1981 | |
1988 | 34,500 | 526,226 | 6.6% | 1 | 1 | 34,500 | 1 | 6 | ap1991 | |||
1999 | 48,000 | 1,900,000 | 2.5% | 3 | 23 | 26 | 1,846 | 26 | 15 | 15 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 54,000 | 2,800,000 | 1.9% | 4 | 27 | 31 | 1,741 | 31 | 27 | 37 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 59,000 | 2,800,000 | 2.1% | 4 | 27 | 31 | 1,903 | 33 | 37 | 42 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 65,000 | 3,200,000 | 2.0% | 4 | 27 | 31 | 2,096 | 35 | 40 | 42 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 76,000 | 3,800,000 | 2.0% | 5 | 27 | 32 | 2,375 | 37 | 41 | 73 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 89,000 | 3,800,000 | 2.3% | 5 | 28 | 33 | 2,696 | 39 | 46 | 73 | ap2005 | |
2010 | 150,000 | 4,444,605 | 3.4% | 10 | 29 | 39 | 3,846 | 41 | 60 | 137 | ap2011 | |
2012 | 150,000 | 4,697,000 | 3.2% | 8 | 17 | 25 | 6,000 | 23 | 35 | 24 | ap2013 | |
2014 | 157,600 | 4,987,000 | 3.2% | 9 | 11 | 20 | 7,880 | 18 | 35 | 11 | ap2015* | |
2017 | 182,000 | 1,561,000 | 11.7% | 9 | 20 | 29 | 6,275 | 26 | 38 | 13 | ap2018 | |
2020 | 200,000 | 1,700,000 | 11.8% | 9 | 24 | 33 | 6,060 | 30 | 35 | 16 | ap2021 | |
2022 | 212,000 | 1,805,000 | 11.7% | 7 | 24 | 31 | 6,838 | 34 | 37 | 16 | ap2023 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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