Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Khartoum
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Khartoum {Latin: Khartumen(sis)} is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Khartoum in Sudan.
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[edit] History
- 1846.04.03: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Central Africa from the Apostolic Vicariate of Egypt and Arabia in Egypt
- 1913.05.30: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Khartoum
- 1974.12.12: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Khartoum
Wikisource has an original article from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia about:
[edit] Special Churches
The seat of the archbishop is St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Khartoum .
[edit] Leadership
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Khartoum (Roman rite)
- Cardinal Gabriel Zubeir Wako (since 1981.10.10)
- Archbishop Agostino Baroni, M.C.C.I. (1974.12.12 – 1981.10.10)
- Vicars Apostolic of Khartoum (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Agostino Baroni, M.C.C.I. (1953.06.29 – 1974.12.12)
- Bishop Francesco Saverio Bini, M.C.C.I. (1930.11.20 – 1952)
- Bishop Paolo Tranquillo Silvestri, M.C.C.I. (1924.10.29 – 1929)
- Bishop Franz Xavier Geyer, M.C.C.I. (1913.05.30 – 1922)
- Vicars Apostolic of Central Africa (Roman rite)
- Bishop Franz Xavier Geyer, M.C.C.I. (1903.08.06 – 1913.05.30)
- Bishop Antonio Maria Roveggio, M.C.C.I. (1895.02.08 – 1902)
- Archbishop Francesco Sogaro (1882.10.04 – 1895)
- Bishop Daniele Comboni, M.C.C.I. (1872 – 1881.10.10)
- Bishop Annetto Casolani (1846.04.03 – 1847)
