Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Khartoum

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Khartoum (Latin: Khartumen(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Khartoum in Sudan.

History

3 April 1846: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Central Africa from the Apostolic Vicariate of Egypt and Arabia in Egypt
30 May 1913: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Khartoum
12 December 1974: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Khartoum

The seat of the archbishop is St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Khartoum .

Vicars Apostolic of Central Africa (Latin Rite)
- Bishop Annetto Casolani (1846.04.03 – 1847)
- Bishop Daniele Comboni, M.C.C.I. (1872 – 1881.10.10)
- Archbishop Francesco Sogaro (1882.10.04 – 1895)
- Bishop Antonio Maria Roveggio, M.C.C.I. (1895.02.08 – 1902)
- Bishop Franz Xavier Geyer, M.C.C.I. (1903.08.06 – 1913.05.30)
Vicars Apostolic of Khartoum (Latin Rite)
- Bishop Franz Xavier Geyer, M.C.C.I. (1913.05.30 – 1922)
- Bishop Paolo Tranquillo Silvestri, M.C.C.I. (1924.10.29 – 1929)
- Bishop Francesco Saverio Bini, M.C.C.I. (1930.11.20 – 1952)
- Archbishop Agostino Baroni, M.C.C.I. (1953.06.29 – 1974.12.12)
Metropolitan Archbishops of Khartoum (Latin Rite)
- Archbishop Agostino Baroni, M.C.C.I. (1974.12.12 – 1981.10.10)
- Cardinal Gabriel Zubeir Wako (since 1981.10.10)