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1955 – 1960 Bishop Ireneo Wien Dud, Apostolic Vicar

1960 – 1972 Msgr. Lino Tiboi, Apostolic Administrator

1972 – 1975 Bishop Ireneo Wien Dud, Ap. Vicar of Wau, Apostolic Administrator

Daniel Comboni

Daniel Comboni

Saint

Since

1857-1858

The history of the Diocese

All the Catholic missions now established in South Sudan date back to the time of the so-called Apostle of Africa, Saint Daniel Comboni. Over the period 1857-58, Daniel Comboni lived in a mission station located on the western bank of the Nile called The Holy Cross at Shambe. And it was from this humble station that all subsequent missions to East and Central Africa began. The evangelization of the region was severely hampered by the historical events of the time. Soon after the death of Daniel Comboni, for instance, the region was affected by the Mahdi Revolution (1881 – 1899) against the Egyptian occupation of the region. This resulted in all Christian missionaries being expelled from the territory.

The Ordinaries of DOR

The Ordinaries, Administrators and Coordinator of DOR in chronological order
1
1955 – 1960 Bishop Ireneo Wien Dud, Apostolic Vicar
2
1960 – 1972 Msgr. Lino Tiboi, Apostolic Administrator
3
1972 – 1975 Bishop Ireneo Wien Dud, Ap. Vicar of Wau, Apostolic Administrator
4
1975 – 1976 Bishop Gabriel Zubeir Wako
5
1976 – 1981 Bishop Gabriel Dwatuka
6
1981 – 1983 Archbishop Agostino Baroni, MCCJ, Apostolic Administrator
7
1983 – 1990 Rev. Fr. Giuseppe Pellerino, MCCJ, Apostolic Administrator
8
1990 – 2011 Bishop Caesar Mazzolari, MCCJ, Apostolic Administrator up to 1999, then Bishop.
9
2011 – 2013 Diocesan Administrator, Fr. Fernando Colombo MCC
10
2013 – 2021 Diocesan Coordinator, Fr. John Mathiang Machol
11
May 2021 to March 2022 Bishop Matthew Remijio Adam, Apostolic Administrator
12
March 2022 to date Bishop Christian Cassalare MCCJ

The Ordinaries of DOR

The Ordinaries, Administrators and Coordinator of DOR in chronological order
1955 – 1960 Bishop Ireneo Wien Dud, Apostolic Vicar 1960 – 1972 Msgr. Lino Tiboi, Apostolic Administrator 1972 – 1975 Bishop Ireneo Wien Dud, Ap. Vicar of Wau, Apostolic Administrator 1975 – 1976 Bishop Gabriel Zubeir Wako 1976 – 1981 Bishop Gabriel Dwatuka 1981 – 1983 Archbishop Agostino Baroni, MCCJ, Apostolic Administrator
1983 – 1990 Rev. Fr. Giuseppe Pellerino, MCCJ, Apostolic Administrator 1990 – 2011 Bishop Caesar Mazzolari, MCCJ, Apostolic Administrator up to 1999, then Bishop. 2011 – 2013 Diocesan Administrator, Fr. Fernando Colombo MCC 2013 – 2021 Diocesan Coordinator, Fr. John Mathiang Machol May 2021 to March 2022 Bishop Matthew Remijio Adam, Apostolic Administrator March 2022 to date Bishop Christian Cassalare MCCJ

The history of the Diocese

All the Catholic missions now established in South Sudan date back to the time of the so-called Apostle of Africa, Saint Daniel Comboni. Over the period 1857-58, Daniel Comboni lived in a mission station located on the western bank of the Nile called The Holy Cross at Shambe. And it was from this humble station that all subsequent missions to East and Central Africa began. The evangelization of the region was severely hampered by the historical events of the time. Soon after the death of Daniel Comboni, for instance, the region was affected by the Mahdi Revolution (1881 – 1899) against the Egyptian occupation of the region. This resulted in all Christian missionaries being expelled from the territory.