Diocese of Wau

Historical Details

• Prefecture Apostolic of Bahr el-Ghazal
  • Latin Name: de Bahr el-Ghazal
  • Erected: 30 May 1913
  • Country: Sudan

• Vicariate Apostolic of Bahr el-Ghazal
  • Latin Name: de Bahr el-Ghazal
  • Elevated: 13 June 1917
  • Vicariate
  • Country: Sudan
  • Square Kilometers: 208,000 (80,340 Square Miles)

• Vicariate Apostolic of Wau
  • Latin Name: Vavensis
  • Name Changed: 26 May 1961
  • Vicariate
  • Country: Sudan

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Antonio Stoppani, F.S.C.J. † (30 May 1913 Appointed - Nov 1933 Resigned)
• Rodolfo Orler, F.S.C.J. † (11 Dec 1933 Appointed - 19 Jul 1946 Died)
• Edoardo Mason, F.S.C.J. † (8 May 1947 Appointed - 10 May 1960 Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of El Obeid)
• Ireneus Wien Dud † (10 May 1960 Appointed - 12 Dec 1974 Appointed, Archbishop of Juba)
• Gabriel Zubeir Wako (12 Dec 1974 Appointed - 30 Oct 1979 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Khartoum)
• Joseph Bilal Nyekindi † (24 Oct 1980 Appointed - 2 Nov 1995 Resigned)
• Rudolf Deng Majak † (2 Nov 1995 Appointed - 6 Mar 2017 Died)
• Matthew Remijio Adam Gbitiku, M.C.C.I. (18 Nov 2020 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Vicariate Apostolic of Bahr el-Ghazal
1950	22,000	750,000	2.9%	3		3	7,333		54	37	11	ap1951
Vicariate Apostolic of Wau
1970	67,000	962,504	7.0%	10		10	6,700	1	10	13		ap1971
Diocese of Wau
1980	212,180	1,398,000	15.2%	15	8	23	9,225		14	10	15	ap1981
1990	477,000	1,770,000	26.9%	5	9	14	34,071		22	17	15	ap1991
1999	760,000	2,450,000	31.0%	10	7	17	44,705		15	13	16	ap2000
2000	990,000	3,000,000	33.0%	19	11	30	33,000		21	15	21	ap2001
2001	1,190,000	3,500,000	34.0%	20	10	30	39,666		20	16	20	ap2002
2002	1,190,000	3,500,000	34.0%	13	6	19	62,631		15	15	17	ap2005
2010	2,800,000	4,000,000	70.0%	19	12	31	90,322		30	19	13	ap2011
2012	2,800,000	4,200,000	66.7%	22	14	36	77,777		27	23	14	ap2013
2014	2,800,000	4,000,000	70.0%	19	24	43	65,116		34	28	19	ap2015
2017	2,984,000	4,263,000	70.0%	28	18	46	64,869	1	28	28	19	ap2018
2020	3,164,190	4,667,760	67.8%	27	26	53	59,701		36	28	20	ap2021
2022	4,041,000	5,389,000	75.0%	31	38	69	58,565	1	46	46	25	ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Matthew Remijio Adam Gbitiku, M.C.C.I. (Bishop: 18 Nov 2020 - )
• Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla (Apostolic Administrator: 21 Sep 2020 to 24 Jan 2021)
• Gabriel Zubeir Wako (Priest: 21 Jul 1963; Bishop: 12 Dec 1974 to 30 Oct 1979)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Rudolf Deng Majak † (Apostolic Administrator: 12 Apr 1992; Bishop: 2 Nov 1995 to 6 Mar 2017)
• Edoardo Mason, F.S.C.J. † (Vicar Apostolic: 8 May 1947 to 10 May 1960)
• Joseph Bilal Nyekindi † (Priest: 4 May 1969; Bishop: 24 Oct 1980 to 2 Nov 1995)
• Rodolfo Orler, F.S.C.J. † (Vicar Apostolic: 11 Dec 1933 to 19 Jul 1946)
• Antonio Stoppani, F.S.C.J. † (Prefect: 30 May 1913; Vicar Apostolic: 13 Jun 1917 to Nov 1933)
• Ireneus Wien Dud † (Priest: 21 Dec 1944 to 3 Jul 1955; Vicar Apostolic: 10 May 1960 to 12 Dec 1974)

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